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Seismic waves can be separated into basically two different types; S-waves and P-waves. P-waves are able to travel through liquid and solid, but S-waves can not travel through a liquid, they can only travel through a solid. When scientist "shoot" P and S-waves at the outer core, they detect the P-waves coming out the other side, but not the S-waves.
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Which layer of the Earth is composed of liquid iron and nickel?
The Earth's outer core is a layer of liquid metal.
What is the liquid layer of the earths core called?
The liquid layer of the Earth's core is called the outer core.
What is one way that scientists know the outer core is liquid?
Scientists know the outer core is liquid because S waves, which cannot travel through liquid, are not detected beyond the core. Additionally, seismic waves from earthquakes have shown that P waves slow down significantly when passing through the outer core, indicating it is a liquid layer.
The outer core is the only layer of the earth that is believed to be liquid.?
The outer core has the most liquid out of any layer in the earth. It is about 95% lava.
What layer has a liquid and a solid layer?
The core is the chemical layer of the Earth with a liquid layer (the outer core), and a solid layer (the inner core).
What is the liquid layer of the core?
outer core
How have scientist determined that the outer core of earth is liquid?
Scientists have determined that the outer core of Earth is liquid through seismic wave analysis. By studying the behavior of seismic waves as they pass through the Earth, scientists have found that S-waves are unable to travel through the outer core, indicating that it is liquid. This information has been crucial in our understanding of Earth's structure and dynamics.
What is the liquid layer of earth-core called?
The liquid layer of the Earth's core is called the outer core.
Liquid metal layer of the earth?
The layer of the earth made of liquid metal is called the Outer Core, I will attach a link below which shows a diagram of the Earth's structure.
What layer of earth is liquid and has no aluminum?
Outer core
What is the only layer of the earth that is only liquid?
Outer
Which layers of the earth are liquid?
The outer core is the only Earth layer that is liquid.
