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Question 14

During a seismic event, a monitoring station detects two types of body waves traveling through the Earth's crust: primary ( $P$ ) waves, which are longitudinal, and secondary ( $S$ ) waves, which are transverse.

Compare the motion of the ground particles during the passage of an $S$ -wave to their motion during a $P$ -wave, clearly relating your description to the direction of energy transfer.

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4.1 Wave properties Questions

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4.1 Wave properties

64 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 4.1 Wave properties. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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Question 14

Compare the motion of the ground particles during the passage of an $S$ -wave to their motion during a $P$ -wave, clearly relating your description to the direction of energy transfer.

[2]

Markscheme

4.1 Wave properties Questions

GCSE
Physics
4.1 Wave properties

64 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 4.1 Wave properties. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.