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When an earthquake occurs, S waves are the first seismic waves to arrive at a given location. Please select the best answer from the choices provided T F

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The correct answer when i took the test was false
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It is the P-waves that travels the fastest and thus it is the first to arrive after a ground shaking. S waves also known as shear waves travel slower than the P –waves because they travel by shearing the material through which they propagate instead of changing its volume. P-wave travel with a speed ranging between 1 to 14 Km/Sec, while S –waves travel with a speed ranging between 1 to 8 Km/sec.

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