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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
'''S-waves''' are [[transverse]] [[Seismic Wave|seismic waves]] that travel through the [[Earth]] during an [[earthquake]].
===About S-waves===
: '''S-waves''' are known as '''secondary waves''' because they travel slower than [[P-wave]]s so they arrive at detectors second.
: '''S-waves''' can travel through [[solid]]s but not through [[liquid]]s. This means they can be used to detect [[magma]], [[water]] and [[Crude Oil|oil]] hidden under the surface of the [[Earth]].
: '''S-waves''' are [[refract]]ed as they move through the [[Earth]] because different layers of the [[Earth]] have different [[density]].
: [[Seismic Wave|Seismic]] detectors can be used to observe [[S-wave]]s at different locations on [[Earth]] during an [[earthquake]] and this information can be used to determine the structure of the [[Earth]].
: [[S-wave]]s do not travel through the [[Earth's Core|core]] of the [[Earth]] which is [[evidence]] that the [[Earth's Core|core]] must be a [[liquid]].
===Meaning===
'''S-waves''' are [[transverse]] [[Seismic Wave|seismic waves]] that travel through the [[Earth]] during an [[earthquake]].
===About S-waves===
: '''S-waves''' are known as '''secondary waves''' because they travel slower than [[P-wave]]s so they arrive at detectors second.
: '''S-waves''' can travel through [[solid]]s but not through [[liquid]]s. This means they can be used to detect [[magma]], [[water]] and [[Crude Oil|oil]] hidden under the surface of the [[Earth]].
: '''S-waves''' are [[refract]]ed as they move through the [[Earth]] because different layers of the [[Earth]] have different [[density]].
: [[Seismic Wave|Seismic]] detectors can be used to observe [[S-wave]]s at different locations on [[Earth]] during an [[earthquake]] and this information can be used to determine the structure of the [[Earth]].
: [[S-wave]]s do not travel through the [[Earth's Core|core]] of the [[Earth]] which is [[evidence]] that the [[Earth's Core|core]] must be a [[liquid]].