mention the types of seismic waves that asrose an earthquake
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ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴛʏᴘᴇs ᴏғ ᴡᴀᴠᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴡᴀᴠᴇs ᴀɴᴅ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ ᴡᴀᴠᴇs. ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴡᴀᴠᴇs ᴄᴀɴ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ's ɪɴɴᴇʀ ʟᴀʏᴇʀs, ʙᴜᴛ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ ᴡᴀᴠᴇs ᴄᴀɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴇᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʀɪᴘᴘʟᴇs ᴏɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ. ᴇᴀʀᴛʜǫᴜᴀᴋᴇs ʀᴀᴅɪᴀᴛᴇ sᴇɪsᴍɪᴄ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴀs ʙᴏᴛʜ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴀɴᴅ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ ᴡᴀᴠᴇs
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The two main types of waves are body waves and surface waves. Body waves can travel through the earth's inner layers, but surface waves can only move along the surface of the planet like ripples on water. Earthquakes radiate seismic energy as both body and surface waves.
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