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Why don't S-waves travel through liquids? (1 point)
• Because the bulk modulus of liquids is close to 0.
• Because they are transverse waves.
Because the rigidity modulus of liquids is close to 0.
• Because they are longitudinal waves.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Because the rigidity (shear) modulus of liquids is essentially zero — liquids cannot support shear stress, so transverse S‑waves cannot propagate through them.