Question

Primary and secondary waves are _____ waves, and Love waves are _____ waves. surface, body body, surface slow, fast slow, body

Answer 1

Primary and secondary waves are called body waves which affect the body of the rock we live on. Love waves are called surface waves because it only affects the surface.

Answer 2

Option B, body, surface, is the right answer.

The Primary and Surface waves are known as the body waves, the reason behind which is that they move through the interior or body of the earth. The Love waves are known as the surface waves, as they move along with the surface of the earth. The Love waves are intersecting waves that reverberate the ground in the parallel path perpendicular to the path that the waves are moving.