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What Are the Two Fundamentally Different Types of Seismic Waves

Question 78

Question 78

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What are the two fundamentally different types of seismic waves?


A) body waves and surface waves
B) P waves and S waves
C) seismic earth waves and seismic sea waves (tsunamis)
D) tidal waves and breaking waves

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