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An explosion takes place at the bottom of a lake. Will the shock waves in the water be longitudinal or transverse?

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Explosion at the bottom of lake or sea create enormous increase in pressure of medium (water). A shock wave is thus a longitudinal wave travelling at a speed which is greater than that of ordinary wave.
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