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How can you model the movement of a primary wave?

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P-waves (primary or compressional waves) are longitudinal or compression waves, able to move through solids, liquids, and gases at speeds ranging between 300-5,000 metres per second. As they travel through rock, they move particles back and forth in the same direction that the wave is moving

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