Question

14. The cutaway diagram below shows the paths
of earthquake waves generated at point X.
P- and
S-waves
reach
seismograph
No waves
Crust
Mantle
Core
P-waves only
-
Focus
Only P-waves reach the side of Earth that
is opposite the focus because P-waves
(1) are stronger than S-waves
(2) travel faster than S-waves
(3) bend more than S-waves
(4) can travel through liquids
and S-waves cannot
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Answer 1

Only P-waves reach the side of Earth that is opposite the focus because P-waves option 4:  can travel through liquids and S-waves cannot.

What are P waves?

A P wave is known to be a compressional wave. This is seen as  a kind of a seismic body wave that often moves or shakes the ground a lot in the same direction and also in its opposite direction as the  wave moving direction.

Note that the P waves can be able to move via liquid and solids and gases, but the S waves can only move through solids.

Hence, Only P-waves reach the side of Earth that is opposite the focus because P-waves option 4:  can travel through liquids and S-waves cannot.

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