1. What are seismic waves that can travel through solids and liquids?*1 pointP-WavesS-WavesCrustMantle
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1. What are seismic waves that can travel through solids and liquids?*1 pointP-WavesS-WavesCrustMantle
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Seismic waves that can travel through solids and liquids are called P-waves and S-waves.
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