Multiple Choice
In comparison to P-waves,S-waves
A) compress and expand the rock as they move through it.
B) can travel through all mediums-solid granite,magma,water and/or air.
C) can travel only through solids-not in fluids.
D) are fast and the first to register on a seismograph.
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