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Title: SEISMIC WAVES
Caption: (a) A P wave is a compressional wave like a sound wave. In this example, the coil compresses to form wave A as it passes from left to right from time 1 at the top of the illustration to time 3 on the bottom.
Keywords: earthquakes, seismology, seismic waves, P waves