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The shadow zone is caused by of waves as they travel through Earth.?
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The shadow zone is caused by S-waves as they travel through Earth. S-waves, however, cannot travel through the outer core of the Earth, which is molten. This is because S-waves lose velocity when travelling through a liquid.
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Are Solar eclipses caused by the earths shadow?
Probably, I mean what else could there be (or the Earth makes a shadow covering the half that doesn't face the sun)
A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through Earth's what?
A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through Earth's shadow.
Why does the eclipse seem to travel from one place to another?
A solar eclipse is caused by the moon blocking the sun's light and thus casting a shadow. The moon is orbiting Earth and thus moving relative to it. As the moon moves, so does its shadow.
Is spandex natural?
An s-wave shadow zone is formed as seismic waves travel through the Earth's body. Which of the following statements does this s-wave shadow zone indicate?
What is the shadow of a total solar eclipse?
The shadow is of the Moon when it is in-between the Earth and the Sun.
The shadow zone is caused by what waves as they travel through Earth?
refraction
Why do shadow zones exist?
P-waves refract as they travel through Earth so do not rach all other pars of the earth's surface. Also S-waves can't travel through liquids and so can't pass through the earth's outer core which also causes a shadow zone.
What do you call the dark shadow caused by the moon on the earth?
Eclipse
What is caused when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow?
LUNAR ECLIPSE
Are Solar eclipses caused by the earths shadow?
Probably, I mean what else could there be (or the Earth makes a shadow covering the half that doesn't face the sun)
What evidence do we have that Earth's outer core is molten?
There are two types of seismic body waves that travel through the earth when an earthquake occurs. P-waves and S-waves. When an earthquake occurs it has been observed that there is a zone at the opposite side of the earth where P-waves are detected but S-waves are not. S-waves are not able to travel through liquids where as P-waves can and as such it is believed that the shadow zone is caused by the presence of a liquid outer core.
This caused by a shadow and caused either the sun or the moon not to be seen?
the earth blocks the sun and moon
A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through Earth's what?
A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through Earth's shadow.
The shadow zone exists because?
sunlight blocks out S waves in certain regions.
Why does the eclipse seem to travel from one place to another?
A solar eclipse is caused by the moon blocking the sun's light and thus casting a shadow. The moon is orbiting Earth and thus moving relative to it. As the moon moves, so does its shadow.
Why does the eclipse seem to to travel from one place to another?
A solar eclipse is caused by the moon blocking the sun's light and thus casting a shadow. The moon is orbiting Earth and thus moving relative to it. As the moon moves, so does its shadow.
Is spandex natural?
An s-wave shadow zone is formed as seismic waves travel through the Earth's body. Which of the following statements does this s-wave shadow zone indicate?
