Which statement correctly compares sound and earthquake waves?

Sound waves travel as longitudinal waves, with regions where particles are compressed and regions where they are spread out (rarefactions). Some earthquake waves, such as P waves, are also longitudinal and have compressions and rarefactions, while other earthquake waves, such as S waves, are transverse. Therefore, the correct statement is that sound waves and some earthquake waves have compressions and rarefactions.

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