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When a seismometer station records the various seismic waves from an earthquake event, which type of seismic wave arrives FIRST?
The P-waves
The S-waves
The surface (Raleigh and Love) waves
The tidal waves
The lazy waves
Answer: The body waves (P and S eaves) travel faster than surface waves. Between the P and S waves, the P waves are after and thus they will arrive first.
There the answer is option 1- P waves.
Why other options are wrong:
- S waves arrive after P waves
- Surface waves (Rayleigh and waves) arrive after body waves ( P and S) wine they are slower than body waves.
- Tidal waves are irrelevant to seismic waves
- Lazy waves do not exist.