In which order would you expect different types of earthquake waves to arrive at a site a distance away from the epicenter?
a. ?S waves, then P waves, then surface waves
b. ?S waves, then surface waves, then P waves
c. ?Surface waves, then P waves, then S waves
d. ?P waves, then surface waves, then S waves
e. ?P waves, then S waves, then surface waves
ANSWER: e
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