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If any explosion took place at the bottom of the lake, what kind of shock waves in water takes place?


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Longitudinal waves:

  1. An explosion in a lake produces shock waves, which result in a massive increase in water pressure.
  2. As a result, a shock wave is a longitudinal wave that moves at a more rapid rate than a longitudinal wave of ordinary intensity.

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