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how are s waves and p waves similar? they shake the ground. they arrive at the same time. they vibrate from side to side. they travel through liquids.
P waves (primary waves) and S waves (secondary waves) are both types of seismic waves. Seismic waves are generated during an earthquake and shake the ground. P waves are compressional waves and S waves are shear waves. But the commonality among the options given is that both types of waves shake the ground. P waves arrive before S waves (so they don't arrive at the same time). S waves vibrate perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation (side - to - side), while P waves vibrate parallel to the direction of wave propagation. Also, S waves cannot travel through liquids, while P waves can.
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They shake the ground.