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Types of Seismic Waves https://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Ntt=seismic+waves Body Waves P-Waves • Primary Waves – Fastest Wave – Travels through inside of Earth thru solid and liquid – Reaches seismic station first – Push-Pull (compressional) wave S-Waves • Secondary/Shear Waves – Travels through inside of Earth thru solid only – Reaches seismic station second – Moves rock up and down perpendicular to wave Surface WavesTravel through the crust and cause all the damage Love Wave • Fastest surface wave • Moves ground side to side • Produce horizontal motion http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/images/Love_animation.gif Rayleigh Waves • Shakes you feel when an earthquake strikes • Roll along ground like water wave and move ground up and down as well as side to side http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/images/Rayleigh_animation.gif Types of Seismic Waves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDfIgoXaXis
