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Why can't S waves be measured on the opposite side of the Earth from the epicenter of an earthquake?

a.
The earthquakes might not be strong enough
c.
Seismographs are not sensitive enough to pick up waves from so far away
b.
The rock is too hard for the waves to pass through
d.
The waves cannot pass through the liquid outer core of earth

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User Wsha
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d. The waves cannot pass through the liquid outer core of earth
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