Conclusion At first, my hypothesis was that P-waves would move faster than S-waves. I thought this because P-waves went straight and S-waves where lobbed to the side. My hypothesis was correct, since P-waves had a more focused channel of energy unlike S-waves, which bended to the side. This causes S-waves to go slower and P-waves to go faster. When the experiment was done, P-waves averaged at .64 seconds and S-waves averaged at .68 seconds. On the P-wave experiment, I pulled the spring back a little and let it go. On the S-wave experiment I pulled it to the side and then let the slinky go. The P-wave seemed to get absorbed faster than the S-waves. According to the stop watch, the trials seemed pretty similar except for the third round of
