Question

Differentiate surface waves from body waves.

Answer 1

The body wave that moves through interior of the earth as opposite to surface waves that moves on the surface of the Earth.............!!

Answer 2

Answer:

Here is the difference between surface waves and body waves:

Explanation:

• Body waves: body waves are waves that usually travel in the interior of the earth. That is why they are known as body waves since they only travel in the "body" of the earth.
• Surface waves: are those waves that can only travel between two medium such as the earths surface and the atmosphere. This are the waves that we usually interact with on the earth.