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Which is the fastest wave?
Questioner:Charlotte Lee 2018-04-06 09:58:27
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Amelia Kim——Studied at the University of Johannesburg, Lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.
As a domain expert in physics, I can tell you that the speed of a wave is determined by the medium through which it travels and the type of wave it is. Among the different types of waves, electromagnetic waves travel at the fastest speed possible in a vacuum, which is the speed of light, approximately
3.00 x 10^8 meters per second.
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Mia Johnson——Works at the Urban Garden Project, Lives in Los Angeles, CA.
These
waves are of a higher frequency than surface
waves. The first kind of body
wave is the P
wave or primary
wave. This is the
fastest kind of seismic
wave, and, consequently, the first to 'arrive' at a seismic station. The P
wave can move through solid rock and fluids, like water or the liquid layers of the earth.
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