What Are the Two Fundamentally Different Types of Seismic Waves

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Multiple Choice

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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