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P waves (PRIMARY Waves) have the highest average velocity as they travel through the earth's materials.

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Electromagnetic waves, no matter what their

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p-waves has the greatest velocity...Hope this was helpful :)

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P-waves or primary waves have the highest velocity in earthquakes!!!!!!

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Primary waves (or P-waves) have the highest velocities because they move as a compression wave (like sound waves) rather than shear waves (like ocean waves).

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Electromagnetic waves.

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Electromagnetic radiation.

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