Asked by brent
How are S waves and surface waves similar?
Both arrive after P waves.
Both compress the ground.
Both travel through liquids.
Both produce minimal ground motion.
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Both arrive after P waves.
Explanation: P waves (primary, compressional) are fastest and arrive first. S waves (shear) arrive next, and surface waves (Love and Rayleigh) are slowest, arriving after the body waves and usually causing the largest ground motion. S waves do not travel through liquids and neither are primarily compressional; surface waves travel along the Earth's surface and produce large — not minimal — ground motion.
Explanation: P waves (primary, compressional) are fastest and arrive first. S waves (shear) arrive next, and surface waves (Love and Rayleigh) are slowest, arriving after the body waves and usually causing the largest ground motion. S waves do not travel through liquids and neither are primarily compressional; surface waves travel along the Earth's surface and produce large — not minimal — ground motion.
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