P-Waves, Travel through solids and liquids, Can travel through all layers of the Earth, Fastest Wave, Less Destructive, First to reach seismic station, Reflects/Bends when it hits a new layer of the Earth, Compression Wave (back and forth), S-Waves, Travel through solids only, Cannot travel through the Outer Core, Slower Wave, More Destructive, Second to reach seismic station, Reflect or Bend when it hits a new layer of the Earth, Transverse Wave (side to side)

Seismic Waves

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