1. An earthquake produces a longitudinal pressure wave called a P-wave that travels through the body of the earth at speed V B 4 Р S 7.8km/s The quake also produces a transverse wave called an S-wave that travels at a speed 4.5 km/s If the earth's density p equals 2400 kg/m³, use the preceding information to calculate the (a) bulk modulus B and (b) shear modulus S of the earth.

1. An earthquake produces a longitudinal pressure wave called a P-wave that travels through the body of the earth at speed V B 4 Р S 7.8km/s The quake also produces a transverse wave called an S-wave that travels at a speed 4.5 km/s If the earth's density p equals 2400 kg/m³, use the preceding information to calculate the (a) bulk modulus B and (b) shear modulus S of the earth.

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

1. In a liquid with density 1300 kg/m longitudinal waves with frequency 400 Hz are found to have wavelength 8.00 m. Calculate the bulk modulus of the liquid.
11. An ultrasonic flow meter for measuring flow rate in a square channel uses two transducers that are placed at x = 0.5 m (Transducer 1) and x = 1.7 m (Transducer 2). x is measured along the length of the channel. The width of the channel is 0.2 m. The speed of sound through this medium is 1500 m/s and the flow rate is 0.4 m3/s Find the transit time (in us) of the wave from Transducer 1 to 2 and from Transducer 2 to 1 (in us)
1. The second harmonic of a vibrating string is 565 Hz. What is the fundamental frequency? What are the second and third overtones for this string? The piston of a hydraulic automobile lift is 0.30 m in diameter. What gauge pressure, in pascals, is required to lift a car with a mass of 1200 kg? Also, express this pressure in atmospheres.
Earthquakes at fault lines in Earth's crust create seismic waves, which are longitudinal (P-waves) or transverse (S-waves). The P-waves have a speed of about 6 km/s. Estimate the average bulk modulus of Earth's crust given that the density of rock is about 2,800 kg/m3.
A violin string 30.4 cm long with linear density 0.674 g/m is placed near a loudspeaker that is fed by an audio oscillator of variable frequency. It is found that the string is set into oscillation only at the frequencies 1350 and 1800 Hz as the frequency of the oscillator is varied over a certain range. What is the tension in the string? Number i Units
The vertical displacement of an ocean wave is described by the function, y = A sin(ωt - kx). k is called the wave number (k = 2π/λ) and has a value of k = 19 rad/m. The remaining values are A = 4.5 m and ω = 15.5 rad/s. What is the wave's velocity in m/s?
A boat produces water waves as it sails along a river. You notice that 13 waves hit the bank in 5.4 seconds. If distance between successive wave crests is 3.9 centimeters, how far would these waves travel in 31 seconds. Express your answer in centimeters to at least 3 significant figures.
91. ssm At 20 °C the densities of fresh water and ethyl alcohol are, respectively, 998 and 789 kg/m³. Find the ratio of the adiabatic bulk modulus of fresh water to the adiabatic bulk modulus of ethyl alcohol at 20 °C.
Moving to another question will save this response. Quèstion 10 "The bulk modulus of water is 41.2 x 10ng Pa, and its density is 79.0 x 10^3 kg/m^3. What is the speed of sound (in m/s) in water?" 1.62E-01 2.89E+02 O none of these 2.09E+07 O 7.22E+02 A Moving to another question will save this response. DELL
A string attached to an oscillator at one end forms 5 nodes (counting the two ends) and produces a frequency of ν = 4.5 kHz. The string is L = 1.05 m long and is under a tension of T = 185 N. a. What is the linear density of the string, in kilograms per meter?
b. The equation of a plane sound wave is, y(x, t) = 6.0 × 10-6 sin(5.7x – 1500t). Find the frequency, the wavelength and the velocity of the wave. Compare the wavelength with the amplitude of the oscillations and the wave velocity with the amplitude of the velocity of the oscillations. What is the phase shift between the oscillations of two points 30.0 cm apart in the direction of the sound wave?
A 0.844 kg spring with force constant equal to 75 N/m oscillates with simple harmonic motion along the x-axis. At t = 0, a particle of the spring is found to be displaced by 0.75 cm and is moving at -0.029 m/s, which is also the maximum displacement from the equilibrium. a. Find the angular frequency. b. Find the phase angle. C. Write the wave equation for this wave. d. What is the velocity of the particle at t = 2.0 s