surface waves can only travel along the surface.
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Mechanical waves, such as sound waves, travel through a medium like air, water, or solids. Electromagnetic waves, like light and radio waves, can travel through a vacuum because they do not need a medium to propagate.
Water waves, for example, travel along the surface of water. The material through which a wave travels is called a medium.
They don't require a medium to travel through. - apex ....what a wanker
Sound waves are generated by vibrations in air or a medium and travel in all directions from the source, whereas earthquake waves are generated by the sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust and travel through the Earth. Sound waves are longitudinal waves that can travel through gases, liquids, and solids, while earthquake waves consist of P-waves (compressional waves) and S-waves (shear waves) that travel at different speeds and have different effects on the Earth's surface.
s-waves travel through solids only
Shear waves travel through solids, such as rock and metal. These waves propagate by moving particles perpendicular to the direction of wave travel, causing a side-to-side shaking motion.
Body waves are seismic waves that travel through the interior of the Earth, as opposed to surface waves that travel along the Earth's surface. There are two types of body waves: P-waves (primary waves) and S-waves (secondary waves). P-waves are faster and travel through solids, liquids, and gases, while S-waves are slower and only travel through solids.