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Match the following earthquake waves to their properties
1.P wave a. causes side-to-side rather than forward-backward motion as the wave travels through the earth
2.S wave b. travels fastest and arrives first after an earthquake
3.Surface wave c. the slowest moving, but often the most damaging of the earthquake waves
1.P wave - b. Travels fastest and arrives first after an earthquake. And particles of the medium through which it passes vibrate parallel to the propagation direction of the wave.
2.S wave - a.Causes side-to-side rather than forward-backward motion as the wave travels through the earth. As the name indicates the vibration direction of the particle is perpendicular to the propagation direction of the wave.
3.Surface wave - c.the slowest moving, but often the most damaging of the earthquake waves. These are the waves which moves or confined to the outer skin of the Earth.