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How do data seismic waves indicate that earths outer core is liquid?
Because since secondary waves cannot pass through liquids or solids, and the waves can't pass thruogh the outer core than that means that the outer core is not soild.
Which conclusion based on the analysis of seismic data supports the inference that earths outer core is liquid?
there are convection currents in the upper core.
What evidence can you cite that earth's metallic core is liquid?
One piece of evidence is that seismic waves pass through the Earth's core, indicating that it is not a solid mass. Additionally, the Earth's magnetic field is believed to be generated by the movement of molten iron within the outer core. Lastly, experiments conducted in labs using high-pressure and high-temperature conditions have simulated the Earth's core and showed that it behaves as a liquid.
What happens to seismic waves when they pass through the solid inner core?
Seismic waves than changes direction and speed because of the matter it's passing through and the moving from different matter's (Inner core-Outer core)
Does not pass through earth's liquid outer core?
S-Waves
How do you know earths outer core is liquid?
Volcanoes allow the molten lava from the outer core to pass through weak spots in the mantle.
How do data seismic waves indicate that earths outer core is liquid?
Because since secondary waves cannot pass through liquids or solids, and the waves can't pass thruogh the outer core than that means that the outer core is not soild.
Why can't s waves pass trough the earth's core while p waves can?
This is because the Outer Core is liquid, and we know from experiments that S-waves cannot travel through liquids. If they could pass through the outer core, they could pass through the Inner, but they are absorbed by the first barrier, at the Gutenberg Discontinuity.
What happens to seismic waves when they pass through the liquid outer core?
There are two types of waves. There are S waves (sheer waves) and P waves (compressional waves). The S waves won't travel through the outer core because it's a liquid, but the P waves will go through it and continue going through the inner core as well.
Which conclusion based on the analysis of seismic data supports the inference that earths outer core is liquid?
there are convection currents in the upper core.
Can secondary waves travel through the center of the earth?
No, because to reach the center of the Earth, they need to pass through the outer core. Secondary waves, or S-waves, can't pass through liquids, such as the liquid outer core, so they can't thus even reach the center of the Earth.
Shear waves will not pass through the?
Shear waves will not pass through the molten outer core of the Earth.
Which type of seismic wave can only pass through earths mantle?
There is no seismic wave that can only pass through the Earth's mantle. However S-waves can not travel through earth's outer core because it is a liquid.
Why is the s-wave shadow zone larger than the p- wave shadow zone?
S waves cannot pass through the outer core. P waves can pass through both outer and inner core.
Can p waves travel through the mantle?
Yes. Compressional waves (P-waves) can travel through solids, liquids, and gases. They can propagate through every layer of earth's interior. In contrast, shear waves (S-waves) can pass through solids but not liquids or gases. As they propagate toward the center of the earth they pass through the crust, refract through the crust-mantle interface, pass through the mantle, but cannot pass through the mantel-outer core interface because the outer core is liquid.
How does earths solid inner core affect seismic waves?
They go faster through the inner core than the liquid outer core.
