What are the two fundamentally different types of seismic waves?
A) seismic earth waves and seismic sea waves (tsunamis)
B) tidal waves and breaking waves
C) body waves and surface waves
D) P waves and S waves

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Seismic waves are categorized into two fundamentally different types: body waves, which travel through the Earth's interior, and surface waves, which travel along the Earth's surface.

What Are the Two Fundamentally Different Types of Seismic Waves