Why is the S-wave shadow zone larger than the P-wave shadow zones are?

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TKumar Stpl · Answer 1 · 2018-03-13T02:18:46+0000

The reason behind S-waves' shadow being larger than P-waves' shadow zones is because S-waves cannot move through liquids or soft solids such as Earth's Core.

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