Which seismic wave below arrives at the seismic recording station last? a. Surface waves b. P-waves...

Which seismic wave below arrives at the seismic recording station last?

a. Surface waves

b. P-waves

c. S-waves

d. Sound waves

e. Tidal waves

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The answer is a. surface waves. Explanation: Of the body waves (P and S-waves), P-waves are the fastest which travel through earth's interior at a velocity of 5-8 km/s, which is followed by S-waves which travel at a velocity of 3-5 km/s. Surface waves (Love and Rayleigh), as the name suggests, travel along the earth's surface and are the slowest of all. They travel at a velocity of 2.5-4.5 km/s.

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