The P wave can move through solid rock and fluids, like water or the liquid layers of the earth. It pushes and pulls the rock it moves through just like sound waves push and pull the air. ... P waves are also known as compressional waves, because of the pushing and pulling they do.
Answer : The epicenter, epicentre or epicentrum in seismology is the point on the Earth's surface directly above a hypocenter or focus, <u>the point where an earthquake or an underground explosion originates</u>.
Explanation : There are two ways you can spell it : epicenter or <em>epicentre</em>. I hope I helped you out!
