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The core, with its vibration causes an increase in waves. The shaking elevates the P wavers, also known as the sound waves. Further from the epicenter, the p waves are slower.
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Does the core cause a huge increase in the speed of P-waves?
No, it causes a huge decrease in speed.
What changes would cause the fusion rate in the Suns core to increase?
Increase in the core temperature and decrease in the core radius.
What happens to seismic waves when they pass through the solid inner core?
Seismic waves than changes direction and speed because of the matter it's passing through and the moving from different matter's (Inner core-Outer core)
In which area do seismic waves change dramatically in speed?
they use vaginas
What happens to a p wave when it crosses the mantle to the core?
P waves unlike S waves can go through liquid ie. the mantle. When a P waves hits the mantle it is refracted and changes speed.
How does earths solid inner core affect seismic waves?
They go faster through the inner core than the liquid outer core.
What divides the mantle and the core?
The boundary between the mantle and the outer core is a layer known as D". It is a thermal and chemical boundary where a change in speed of seismic waves has been noted.
What evidence did scientists use to figure out Earths inner core is solid?
Scientists use the difference in density between the inner and outer core as evidence that the inner core is solid. This was proven using seismic waves traveling through the earth.
What earth layer are s waves not transmitted?
S waves can not travel through liquids, the outer core is a liquid, so the S waves can not travel through the outer core. You can also determine that since the outer core is all around the inner core, that the S waves can no travel through the inner core as well.
Why do earthquake waves travel fast in the crust but slowest in the interior of the earth?
Earthquake waves travel fastest in the interior of the Earth, as speed of waves increases as we go inside the Earth. The speed of a wave depends on the properties of the medium it travels in. The wave propagates faster in the denser and heavier core.
Identify which type of seismic wave is described in each of the following a cannot tavel through the core B cause the most damage to buildings c are the first waves to reach seismograph stations?
S-waves cannot travel through the earth's outer core as it is liquid. Surface (Love and Rayleigh) waves cause the most damage to buildings. P-waves are the first to arrive at seismograph stations.
What is a body wave that does not penetrate the earth's core?
S-waveS-waves do not penetrate the earth's core.
