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What move through the earth's crust and mantle in a snakelike fashion?
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- The Plates of the Earth (Answer)
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Take the Pacific Plate and the North American plate. Grab them and collide them
together, which causes earthquakes, tsunamis and other types of natural disasters. The North American Plate comes under the Pacific Plate into the deeper mantle.
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Can S waves travel through the earths mantle?
s-waves do not travel through Earth's mantle
How can scientists infer the consistency of the earths mantle?
They can do this by how and how quickly seismic waves can move through the mantle.
What is the earths middle mantle made of?
its three layers of the mantle and the middle mantle is were the asthenoshpere is located also through the mantle there are convection currents
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.
How many layers in earths mantle?
there are 7 layers in earths mantle.
Earths middle layer?
the mantle
Do p waves travel through earths mantle?
Yes, P-waves (primary waves) can travel through the Earth's mantle. P-waves are a type of seismic wave that is capable of propagating through solid, liquid, and gaseous materials. They are the fastest seismic waves and can travel through the mantle, which is the layer between the Earth's crust and core.
What is the color of the earths mantle?
the earth's mantle is brown
What is under the earths surface and in the earths crust?
mantle
Where would you be most likely to find granite in earths mantle or earths continents?
you will find it in earths mantle because it is a kind of an igneous rock
How is the mixture of cornstarch and water different from the Earths Mantle?
the earths mantle is very hot were cornstarch is not hot at all
How is the mixture of cornstarch and water differ from the earths mantle?
the earths mantle is very hot were cornstarch is not hot at all
