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Which statement describes S waves? They move side to side. They arrive before P waves. They travel through liquids. They occur at Earth’s surface.

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Correct choice: They move side to side

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They move side to side.

  • Yes, they are produced through side by side motion of particles.

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They arrive before P waves.

  • No, they are secondary waves, they are slow and arrive after P waves.

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They travel through liquids.

  • No, they travel through solids and only liquids with high viscosity.

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They occur at Earth’s surface.

  • No, they occur at inner core of Earth
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