Disclose a secret or reveal something prematurely, as in You can count on little Carol to spill the beans about the surprise. In this colloquial expression, first recorded in 1919, spill means âdivulge,â a usage dating from the 1500s.
Unformatted text preview: A) S waves travel through solids and P waves travel through liquids. B) P and S waves travel through liquids, but S waves do not travel through solids. C) P waves travel through solids; S waves do not. D) P and S waves travel through liquids, but P waves do not travel through solids.
Primary (compressional) waves. P-waves are the fastest waves created by an earthquake. They travel through the Earthâs interior and can pass through both solid and molten rock. They shake the ground back and forth â like a Slinky â in their travel direction, but do little damage as they only move buildings up and down. Secondary (shear) waves.