Lesson: Seismic Waves Physics

Students will be able to

• recall that seismic waves consist of longitudinal P-waves and transverse S-waves,
• recall that P-waves travel faster than S-waves,
• recall the state of matter of Earth’s mantle, its outer core, and its inner core,
• recall that transverse waves cannot propagate within fluids,
• qualitatively describe how the detection of P-waves and S-waves at different locations and times can make it possible to determine the source of these waves, called the epicenter of an earthquake.