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Bob-Dole

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What are the two major kinds of waves an earthquake produces?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

In comparison to S-waves, P-waves
 
  A) vibrate the particles of their medium up and down and side-to-side.
  B) can travel through solid granite, magma, water and/or air.
  C) can travel only through solids, not through fluids.
  D) are the second seismic wave to register on a seismograph.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Body waves and surface waves. Body waves travel through Earth's interior and surface waves travel on Earth's surface.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


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Bob-Dole

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Reply #2 on: Jul 29, 2018
Thank you!


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