Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Sound and Ultrasound.
Secondary seismic waves; transverse waves that are slower than P-waves and can travel through solid materials only.
S-waves appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Waves, especially Sound and Ultrasound and Uses of Ultrasound/Infrasound.
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