Physical Science
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077862626
Author: Bill Tillery, Stephanie J. Slater, Timothy F. Slater
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18, Problem 5AC
The S-wave is a
a. longitudinal wave.
b. transverse wave.
c. radio wave.
d. surface wave.
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