What are two major and very useful differences between P- and S-waves? What will be an ideal response?


P-waves move faster; they can travel through solids, liquids, and gases. S-waves only travel through
solids.

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What will be an ideal response?

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During the last two million years, there have been at least ____________________ warm-cold cycles. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)

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Most sand on beaches, in desert dunes, and in stream and river channels is made up of ____

A)CaCO3 B)NaCl C)SiO2 D)CaSO4 E)2H2O

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Isotopes that decay slowly are used to date

A. recent lava flows. B. ancient rock. C. prehistoric cultural sites.

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