What Behavior Will Seismic Waves Exhibit When Traveling from a Lower-Velocity

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Multiple Choice

What behavior will seismic waves exhibit when traveling from a lower-velocity material into a high-velocity material?

• A) The seismic waves will not travel into the higher-velocity material.
• B) The direction the waves are traveling will bend away from the boundary.
• C) The direction the waves are traveling will bend toward the boundary
• D) The seismic waves will be reflected back in the direction they were coming from.

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