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

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 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.

Both seismic waves and sound waves involve the transfer of energy through a medium, resulting in vibrations or movements of the particles in that medium.