Author Question: Primary (P) waves have all of the following characteristics except A) arrives first at seismic ... (Read 73 times)

Diane · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

Primary (P) waves have all of the following characteristics except

A) arrives first at seismic stations.
B) body wave.
C) causes alternating squeezing and stretching of the material as the wave passes.
D) can't pass through gases and liquids.

Question 2

At conditions within Earth's mantle, the increase in mineral density due to increasing pressure is ________ the decrease in mineral density due to increasing pressure.

A) greater than
B) less than
C) equal to
D) unrelated to