What do we call seismic waves that are transmitted along the outside of Earth? W
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What do we call seismic waves that are transmitted along the outside of Earth?
Which of the following motions best describes the movement of S waves as they travel through rocks following the release of energy during an earthquake?
Which of the three types of seismic waves travels through rock with the greatest velocity?
Which of the following types of seismic body waves travels only through solids?
Early in the study of earthquakes, seismologists learned that P waves arrive at seismograph stations all over Earth, but a shadow zone exists for S waves. Which of the following responses best explains this phenomenon?
Which type of seismic waves generally cause the most structural damage as they travel through Earth?
P waves surface waves longitudinal waves S waves body wavesExplanation / Answer
The waves which are transmitted outside the earth are called surface waves and they include Love and Rayleigh waves
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