How are seismic waves and sound waves similar?(1 point)

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They can cause significant damage as part of earthquakes.
They can cause significant damage as part of earthquakes.

They can cause vibrations or motions in the matter with which they interact.
They can cause vibrations or motions in the matter with which they interact.

They are able to travel through a medium and through a vacuum.
They are able to travel through a medium and through a vacuum.

They are both part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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The correct response is:

They can cause vibrations or motions in the matter with which they interact.

Seismic waves and sound waves both involve the propagation of energy through a medium, causing vibrations or motions in that medium.