Which statement best describes the difference between earthquake body waves and surface waves?

Surface waves move faster than body waves.

Body waves cause more damage and destruction during an earthquake than surface waves.

Only body waves are detectable to a seismograph.

Surface waves have a longer duration and higher amplitude than body waves.

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Aedan Porter

Geography

5 November, 05:23

Which statement best describes the difference between earthquake body waves and surface waves?

Surface waves move faster than body waves.

Body waves cause more damage and destruction during an earthquake than surface waves.

Only body waves are detectable to a seismograph.

Surface waves have a longer duration and higher amplitude than body waves.

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Gideon Walters · Answer 1

Surface waves have a longer duration and higher amplitude than body waves.

Explanation:

The stark difference between an earthquake body and surface waves is such that they have longer duration and a higher amplitude compared to body waves.

There are two categories of seismic waves that usually accompanies an earthquake:

body waves are faster and perpetuate in the subsurface. They reach the seismic station first and are discovered faster. surface waves arrives later and they cause the damage produced by most earthquake waves. They perpetuate on the surface. surface waves are the love and Rayleigh waves body waves are the primary and secondary waves.