S waves
- The motion of the medium is perpendicular to direction of propagation of the wave
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- They can propagate only through solids and not through gases or liquids
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- They travel with less speed
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P waves
- These are compression waves
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- These waves produces a force along the direction of propagation
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- They can propagate through solids, gases and liquids.
- P waves are smaller than s waves
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- They travel with 60% greater speed than S waves
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P-waves travel 60% faster than S-waves on average because the interior part of the Earth does not react the same way as the s wave and P wave.
