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Question 16 (5 points) Earthquakes are known to generate two types of waves, P-waves and S waves. Typically, a P-wave tr
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Question 16 (5 points) Earthquakes are known to generate two types of waves, P-waves and S waves. Typically, a P-wave travels at 6.00 km/s and an S-wave at 4.00 km/s. If the center of an earthquake occurs at 10800 km away from a seismic station, how much earlier (in sec) does the P-wave arrive at the seismic station than the S-wave? Your Answer: Answer units
Question 17 (3 points) A car moving at 20.0 m/s (about 45 mph) on a mountain road. The driver of the car beeps his horn emitting a monotonic sound of frequency of 512 Hz. A second car immediately behind the first car in the same lane moves at 18.0 m/s. What frequency does the driver in the second car hears? Let vair= 343 m/s. Your Answer: