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P wave

In continuum mechanics, a P wave (primary wave or pressure wave) is one of the two main types of elastic body waves or seismic waves. P waves travel faster than other seismic waves and hence are the first signal from an earthquake to arrive at any affected location or at a seismograph. P waves may be transmitted through gases, liquids, or solids.

Art, Seismic waves in the Earth & Propagation

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Seismic waves in the Earth

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P wave

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Triples18
Avg. degree1.94
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P wave

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related to As an earthquake warning · 6
P wave → Advance, Earth's, Earthquake, Rayleigh, The, Tohoku
related to External links · 6
P wave → Animation, Barker Archived, Early Warning System, Earthquake Magnitude Classification, Jeffrey, Wayback MachineBayesian Networks
related to P wave shadow zone · 4
P wave → Almost, As, Earth's, In
related to Nomenclature · 1
P wave → The

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waves wave earthquake seismic velocity warning travel primary interior earth's earth propagation body first secondary density seismograph destructive structure displaystyle

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the 2011 Tohoku earthquakeinstance oflarge quakes0.80text
P waverelated to As an earthquake warningAdvance0.60section
P waverelated to As an earthquake warningEarth's0.60section
P waverelated to As an earthquake warningRayleigh0.60section
P waverelated to As an earthquake warningThe0.60section
P waverelated to As an earthquake warningTohoku0.60section
P waverelated to As an earthquake warningEarthquake0.60section
P waverelated to External linksAnimation0.60section
P waverelated to External linksJeffrey0.60section
P waverelated to External linksBarker Archived0.60section
P waverelated to External linksWayback MachineBayesian Networks0.60section
P waverelated to External linksEarthquake Magnitude Classification0.60section

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