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It is the type of wave arrives first during an earthquake.
p waves
It is the main type of wave that can travel through the earth's inner layer.
body waves
What is transferred from place to place by waves?
energy
The point where the earthquake begins.
focus/hypocenter
In what order do the three types of seismic waves arrive at a seismograph?
p wave, s wave, and surface wave
It is the energy radiated in all directions from the focus due to earthquake.
seismic wave
What do seismic waves help scientists prove?
earth’s interior structure
It is a shear wave that moves rock particles up and down, or side-to-side - perpendicular to the direction that the wave is traveling in.
s wave
It is the only liquid layer of the Earth
outer core
How did scientists discover the layers of the earth?
studies on the behavior of seismic wave
