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What are the two categories of seismic waves

The two main categories of seismic waves are body waves and surface waves. Body waves can travel through the earth's inner layers, but surface waves can only move along the surface of the Earth.

Which type of weathering causes the peeling of large curved sheets from a rock

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What type of rock forms when material from dead plants and animals is deposited and hardens into rock

organic sedimentary

What is the layer of solid rock found under the soil

bedrock

Is sedimentary rocks formed the same way normal rocks are

No, because a sedimentary rock is formed from pieces of other rocks.

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