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Compare the two kinds of waves (transverse and longitudinal) and how they would cause the medium (the ground) to move differently.  The transverse waves would stop at the edge of the shore and the longitudinal waves would continue in the water. Explain how the speed of the waves would change when they enter the water, predict if the speed would increase or decrease when they enter the water and explain why.  A person several miles away could see the earthquake before he or she could hear it or feel the waves in the ground. Explain how this can occur, and what other kinds of waves are invol

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