Question

What type of seismic wave does not travel through liquids

Answer 1

Seismic wave that does not travel through liquids is S waves.

Step-by-step explanation:

During the earthquake, the waves travel through the strata of the earth where they are measured on a seismometer. The shear waves or S waves travel through the solid particle only because they move particles perpendicular to direction of propagation.

Since they are called shear waves, they only move through materials that offer resistance to earthquake movement; that is material with shear strength. The liquid doesn't have shear strength as it assumes any shape it is contained in or flows when it is not contained.

Answer 2

The answer for this is S-Waves.

S-waves are shear waves can only travel through solids. They can't travel through liquids and gases because they cannot support shear stresses. This is the evidence shown on why the core isn't a solid substance, this is because s-waves can't travel through it.

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