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Q: What are columns of hot rock rising through earth's mantle called?
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Can S waves travel through the earths mantle?

s-waves do not travel through Earth's mantle


What is the earths second layer called?

mantle


What is also called the earths crust?

The mantal


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They can do this by how and how quickly seismic waves can move through the mantle.


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The layer of rock between earths crust and core?

its called the mantle


What is a molten rock from earths mantle?

If it were molten, it would be called magma.


Did scientis get to drill through earths mantle?

There have been several attempts to drill all the way through the Earth's crust and into the mantle, but these have not yet succeeded.