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Title	Comment	Keywords
P-Waves and S-Waves	12:56 - 14:04 (01:08) / 1.2 MB	earthquake, P-wave, S-wave, "seismic wave", "primary wave", "secondary wave"
P-Wave Shadow Zone	14:04 - 14:56 (00:52) / 0.7 MB	"P-wave shadow zone", P-wave, refraction, earthquake
Seismic Waves	05:27 - 06:46 (01:19) / 1.6 MB	earthquake, energy, "plane of slip", fault, "frictional heat", "seismic wave", "P-wave", "S-wave", "primary wave", "secondary wave", "shear wave", "shear stress", "Dee Trent"
Seismic Wave Velocities	06:46 - 07:36 (00:50) / 1.1 MB	earthquake, "P-wave", "S-wave", "primary wave", "secondary wave", epicenter, "Richard Hazlett"
Seismograph and Epicenter	07:36 - 08:31 (00:55) / 1.1 MB	seismograph, earthquake, "S-wave", "P-wave", "primary wave", "secondary wave", epicenter, energy, "Richard Hazlett"
body wave, P wave, S wave, compressional wave, shear wave	n.a. / n.a.	"body wave", "P-wave", "S-wave", "compressional wave", "shear wave", "surface wave"

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