Surface Waves ____________

question 11

Multiple Choice

Surface waves ____________.

• A) travel more rapidly than body waves
• B) cause most of the damage to buildings during earthquakes
• C) are the first waves initially produced in an earthquake
• D) are the first waves to arrive at a seismograph station after an earthquake

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