When a seismometer station records the various seismic waves from an earthquake event, which type of...

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

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Expert Solution

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.

Amanda K answered 1 year ago

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