Why do transverse seismic S waves not traverse Earth's deep interior?
A) They cannot travel through the liquid part of the core.
B) Earth is not transparent to these electromagnetic waves.
C) They cannot travel through the dense, solid core.
D) They are surface waves and travel only along the surface of Earth.
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