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While S waves (shear waves) can travel through earth's solid inner core, they cannot travel through earth's liquid outer core, which surrounds the inner core.
So, unless the S waves originated inside the inner core (which seems unlikely) there are no S waves traveling through earth's inner core.
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How does earths solid inner core affect seismic waves?
They go faster through the inner core than the liquid outer core.
In what direction do seismic waves carry the energy of an earthquake?
Seismic waves are the earths crust vibrating. there are two types of waves P-waves and S-waves (Primary and Secondary) Primary waves travel faster than s waves and can travel through solid and liquid, S-waves can only travel through solids
What are two categories of seismic waves?
The two main categories of seismic waves are body waves and surface waves. Body waves can travel through the earth's inner layers, but surface waves can only move along the surface of the Earth.
Why might an earthquake's primary wave but not it's secondary wave reach a location on the other side of the world from the epicenter?
Only primary waves travel thought the earths interior because S waves cannot travel through the liquid portion of Earths interior and P waves can. Whoever you are, you were just schooled by an eighth grader =)
What are the two categories of seismic?
The two main categories of seismic waves are body waves and surface waves. Body waves can travel through the earth's inner layers, but surface waves can only move along the surface of the Earth.
What do earthquake waves travel through?
earthquake waves travel through the earths crust.
How does earths solid inner core affect seismic waves?
They go faster through the inner core than the liquid outer core.
Can S waves travel through the earths mantle?
s-waves do not travel through Earth's mantle
The seismic waves that travel through Earths interior are waves?
body waves
The seismic waves that travel through Earths interior are waves.?
body waves
What kind of waves can travel through earth and along earths surface?
The wave that can travel through earth and along earths surface is a SEISMIC wave.
Do Secondary waves travel through the earths surface?
ye
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 type of earthquake waves can not pass through the earths inner core?
Most of them, as the Earth's inner core is equivalent to that of the sun.
How does earths inner core affect seismic waves?
They go faster through the inner core than the liquid outer core
Which have scientist learned from studying seismic waves that travel through earths interior?
The speed of the waves that travel through the interior can tell the density of each layer of the Earth. Some waves can make it through certain layers, but not others.
Do p waves travel through the crust mantle outer and inner core?
Yes, however s waves can't; they can only travel through solids, therefore they cannot travel through the outer core, which is liquid.
