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9. Earthquakes produce different types of shock waves. Among them are called P- shear). waves and S-waves ("p" for primary or pressure and "S" for secondary or They travel at different actual specds depending on the material they go through. In ie carth's crust, the S-waves travel at 3.5 km/s and the P-waves travel at about 0.5 km/s. The time delay between the two allows you to estimate the source location of the earthquake from a seismic station where the measurement is performed. If the time delay between the two is 41.0 s, how far away is the carthquake from the seismic station? ba nim 00:S joc pon imc apong

9. Earthquakes produce different types of shock waves. Among them are called P- shear). waves and S-waves ("p" for primary or pressure and "S" for secondary or They travel at different actual specds depending on the material they go through. In ie carth's crust, the S-waves travel at 3.5 km/s and the P-waves travel at about 0.5 km/s. The time delay between the two allows you to estimate the source location of the earthquake from a seismic station where the measurement is performed. If the time delay between the two is 41.0 s, how far away is the carthquake from the seismic station? ba nim 00:S joc pon imc apong

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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9. Earthquakes produce different types of shock waves. Among them are called P- * Carthquakes produce different tynes of shock waves. Among them are called P. waves and S-waves ("p" for primary or pressure and "S" for secondary or shear). They travel at different actual speeds depending on the material they go through. In ie carth's crust, the S-waves trayel at 3.5 km/s and the P-waves travel at about 0.5 km/s. The time delay between the two allows you to estimate the source location of the carthquake from a seismic station where the measurement is performed. If the time delay between the two is 41.0 s, how far away is the carthquake from the seismic station? 000 nde dou
Transcribed Image Text:9. Earthquakes produce different types of shock waves. Among them are called P- * Carthquakes produce different tynes of shock waves. Among them are called P. waves and S-waves ("p" for primary or pressure and "S" for secondary or shear). They travel at different actual speeds depending on the material they go through. In ie carth's crust, the S-waves trayel at 3.5 km/s and the P-waves travel at about 0.5 km/s. The time delay between the two allows you to estimate the source location of the carthquake from a seismic station where the measurement is performed. If the time delay between the two is 41.0 s, how far away is the carthquake from the seismic station? 000 nde dou
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