How are S waves and P waves similar?

They shake the ground.
They travel through liquids.
They arrive at the same time.
They vibrate from side to side.

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They shake the ground.

Both are seismic waves that cause ground motion. (Differences: P waves are compressional and travel through liquids; S waves are shear, move side-to-side, and cannot travel through liquids; P waves arrive first.)