Different Types of Waves Quick Check

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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 both part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
They are both part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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.

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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 require a medium to travel through and cause vibrations in that medium.

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