Consider the following statements:

P waves or transverse waves

L waves or longitudinal waves

S waves or surface waves

Which of the above is / are correct?

Question

There are three types of earthquake waves:

P waves or longitudinal waves : P waves are also known as compressional waves because of the pushing and pulling they do. Subject to P waves, particles move in the same direction.
S waves or transverse waves : S waves or shear wave is a seiomic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving.
L waves or surface waves. L waves is an earthquake wave that travels around the earth surface and is usually the third conspicious wave to reach a seismograph.

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None of the above There are three types of earthquake waves:

P waves or longitudinal waves : P waves are also known as compressional waves because of the pushing and pulling they do. Subject to P waves, particles move in the same direction.
S waves or transverse waves : S waves or shear wave is a seiomic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving.
L waves or surface waves. L waves is an earthquake wave that travels around the earth surface and is usually the third conspicious wave to reach a seismograph.

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