Surface waves ________.
A)travel more rapidly than body waves
B)produce most of the damage to buildings during earthquakes
C)are the first waves initially produced in an earthquake
D)are the first waves to arrive at a seismograph station after an earthquake

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Surface waves, also known as Love waves and Rayleigh waves, are the slowest seismic waves but they produce the most damage to buildings during earthquakes. Body waves, on the other hand, travel faster and are the first waves to be produced in an earthquake. Surface waves arrive at a seismograph station after body waves.

Surface Waves ________