EBK PHYSICAL UNIVERSE
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780100255036
Author: KRAUSKOPF
Publisher: YUZU
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Chapter 15, Problem 23MC
Which one or more of the following statements apply to earthquake P waves?
- a. They are back-and-forth vibrations like sound waves.
- b. They are transverse vibrations like waves in a taut string.
- c. They travel in straight lines through the earth’s interior.
- d. They can pass through the earth’s core.
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