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How did scientists discover earth's interior was made of solids or liquids?
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∙ 14y ago
By observing the effects it had on seismic waves, and by testing samples of material from the mantle, they were able to come up with a good idea of how the planet's structure is composed.
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Why do you think scientists study earths interior?
why do you think scientists study earths interior?if you were a scientists ,will you undertake a study of the earths interior?
How did scientists learn about earths interior?
rocks and seismic waves
Which structural layer of earths interior have scientists concluded is liquid?
the mantle
What does the shadow zone tell scientists about Earths interior?
that the earth is going to end in 2 days
How do scientists know about the structure of the earth's interior?
Because of the study of seismic waves from earthquakes
How scientists learn about earths interior?
Scientists learn about the Earth's interior through the use of seismographs. Since seismic waves travel at various speeds when passing through different types of material, scientists will be able to formulate the conditions of the Earth's interior.
Is earths interior hot or cold?
The earths interior is cold
How does Scientists divide earths interior into the crust mantle and core based on?
Based on the materials that make up each layer
What do geoligists use to map the earths interior?
bananas are eatin by the earths interior
What is the main thing scientist observe in order to learn about the makeup of the earths interior?
Scientists use seismic waves to study Earth's interior. Seismic waves travel through the Earth and can be detected far from their source.
How do scientists know what the earths interior is like?
scientists can tell what the interior looks like by the different type of waves there is. scientists know that P (primary) waves can travel through any substance, and that S (secondary) waves can travel only through solids and stop at liquids when P waves slow down at liquids. when they monitor the p and s waves they realize that after a certain distance (2932 km) the s waves stop and p waves slow down. thus meaning it is in the liquefied outer core. but after a certain amount of time the p waves speed up again. this means it has left the outer core into the solid inner core.
Explain how scientists use seismic waves to map the earth's interior?
scientists use seismic waves to map earths interior by seismographs that measure the times at witch seismic waves arrive at different distances from an earth quake.
