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What type of earthquake wave can travel through both liquids and solids?

a Pwaves
b. S waves
c. focus waves
d surface waves
Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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Answer:

P waves are the type of earthquake wave which can travel through both liquids and solids.

Step-by-step explanation:

Energy can be transferred during earthquake in the form of waves. These waves are termed as seismic waves. Mostly seismic waves are classified as body waves and surface waves. The body waves have higher frequency compared to surface waves. And thus surface waves can only travel or propagate through the surface of planet and not through fluids. But body waves can travel through solids as well as fluids based on their types. So among the given options and one type of body waves is P waves.

P waves are also known as Primary waves and they can travel through both liquids and solids.

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