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What type of medium can S-waves travel through?

  • Gases
  • Solids (correct)
  • Liquids
  • Both liquids and gases

    • Who created a mathematical model of Love waves in 1911?

  • John William Strutt
  • Augustus Edward Hough Love (correct)
  • Lord Rayleigh
  • A British mathematician

    • What type of wave are Love waves?

  • Vertically polarized surface waves
  • Longitudinally polarized S waves
  • Horizontally polarized shear waves (correct)
  • Longitudinally polarized P waves

    • Who predicted the existence of Rayleigh waves in 1885?

    <p>Lord Rayleigh</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what type of medium can Love waves exist?

    <p>Layered medium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the speed of Love waves compared to S waves?

    <p>About 90% of the S wave velocity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the motion of Rayleigh waves similar to?

    <p>Waves on the surface of water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between S-waves and P-waves?

    <p>P-waves are longitudinal, and S-waves are transverse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the ground do when horizontally polarized S-waves pass through?

    <p>Move alternately to one side and then the other</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why can't S-waves travel through any liquid medium?

    <p>Because liquids do not support shear stresses</p> Signup and view all the answers

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