GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -So surface waves comes after the P. And S. Waves. Because these are produced by this two waves, the primary in the secondary waves, these waves pass through the surface of the earth and the word surface, it’s not beneath the earth, it is on the surface on the surface of the earth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Surface waves are called surface waves because they are trapped near the Earth’s surface, rather than traveling through the “body” of the earth like P and S waves.

Detailed explanation-3: -They arrive before S waves. They travel faster than P waves.

Detailed explanation-4: -P waves, or primary waves, arrive first while S waves, or secondary waves, arrive second. Both waves cause the ground to shake when an earthquake occurs. S waves cause more intense shaking than P waves and are typically much more destructive.

Detailed explanation-5: -In physics, a surface wave is a mechanical wave that propagates along the interface between differing media. A common example is gravity waves along the surface of liquids, such as ocean waves. Gravity waves can also occur within liquids, at the interface between two fluids with different densities.