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Lab: Plate Boundaries and Movement

Question 5 • PARTA - EVP: PGCPS BIOGEOCHEM CR (FALL2026) - 798113

Which waves can travel through solids and can violently shake structures when they reach the surface?

Answer
A
P waves
B
S waves
C
surface waves

Explanation

S waves travel through solid material and move the ground side to side or up and down, which can shake structures. Surface waves also cause strong shaking, but they travel along Earth’s surface rather than through solids. So the choice that matches both clues is S waves.

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