How are the ripples that are moving

through the water in this pond similar to selsmic

waves that travel through Earth? How are they

different

Body waves can travel through the earth's inner layers, but surface waves can only move along the surface of the planet like ripples on water. Earthquakes radiate seismic energy as both body and surface waves ... The P wave can move through solid rock and fluids, like water or the liquid layers of the earth.