Sectiorn Date hen P- on w Rayleigh waves at a skyscraper and s-waves reach the s

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Sectiorn Date hen P- on w Rayleigh waves at a skyscraper and s-waves reach the surface, the ground vibrates and anything built on it is shaken in directions that depend hich wave is involved and the distance from the epicenter. The figure below shows the arrival of P-,S-, Love, and Ground shaking caused by seismic waves Rayleigh wave S-wave far from epicenter Love wave P-wave at epicenter P-wave far from epicenter S-wave at epicenter (a) Draw arrows to indicate how each of the buildings will move in response to the different types of waves (b) Why do the P- and S-waves at an earthquake epicenter make the ground shake differently from the ground in an area far from the epicenter?

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Ans -b :

The epicenter is located on the surface of the earth and when seismic waves shake the earth and reach the earth surfaces, they shake the ground and anything on the ground because of this.

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