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_____ waves are Longitudinal waves caused by an earthquake! (the last person spammed it) PLZ help
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_____ waves are Longitudinal waves caused by an earthquake!

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An earthquake generates a series of seismic waves that travel through the interior or near the surface of the Earth. ... They're compressional or longitudinal waves that push and pull the ground in the direction the wave is traveling. They usually cause very little damage.

ITS P-WAVES

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Compressional waves

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(longitudinal, primary, P-waves of earthquake seismology) are the fastest of all seismic waves. They propagate by compressional and dilatational uniaxial strains in the direction of wave travel through solid, liquid, and gas media.

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