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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.

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What type of seismic wave can pass through the Earth's mantle and core?

There are two types of waves ; P waves and S waves . P waves can travel through solids , liquids , and gases . S waves can only travel through solids . The mantle is pure solid rock ; the outer core is made of liquid-iron and nickel . In other words , only P waves can travel through both the mantle and the core . Hope this helps ! Give thanks to 7th grade Earth science ! :D


Do p waves travel through the crust mantle outer and inner core?

Yes, P-waves can travel through the Earth's crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core. They are the fastest seismic waves and can travel through both solid and liquid layers of the Earth, with their speed and direction changing as they encounter different materials.


Which layers of the earth do primary waves travel?

Primary waves, or P-waves, travel through all layers of the Earth, including the crust, mantle, and core. They are the fastest seismic waves and are able to pass through both solid and liquid materials.


Can you infer why p waves travel faster through He upper mantle than they do thought the crust?

P waves travel faster through the upper mantle because it is composed of denser rock materials compared to the crust. The higher density allows the seismic waves to propagate more efficiently through the upper mantle, resulting in higher velocity. Additionally, the upper mantle is composed of more solid rock material, while the crust may contain more heterogeneous and less dense materials that can slow down the waves.


What state of matter do P and S waves travel through?

P waves can travel through all types of matter. S waves can only travel through solids.

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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 seismic wave can pass through the Earth's mantle and core?

There are two types of waves ; P waves and S waves . P waves can travel through solids , liquids , and gases . S waves can only travel through solids . The mantle is pure solid rock ; the outer core is made of liquid-iron and nickel . In other words , only P waves can travel through both the mantle and the core . Hope this helps ! Give thanks to 7th grade Earth science ! :D


What earthquakes travel through the earth's mantle?

Primary waves and secondary waves (body waves). Love waves and rayleigh waves (surface waves) do not travel through the earth's mantle. Though secondary waves do not go through liquids, the asthenosphere is only a semi-liquid, so secondary waves can still go through it.


Do p waves travel through the crust mantle outer and inner core?

Yes, P-waves can travel through the Earth's crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core. They are the fastest seismic waves and can travel through both solid and liquid layers of the Earth, with their speed and direction changing as they encounter different materials.


What can p waves travel through?

S waves usually travel through most things and are felt as the massive shocks after an earthquake. At times the radiation caused by these s waves may cause green pigmentation in your skin. Therefore, s waves are able to travel through skin. On one occasion, s waves were observed to have travelled through dirt, and the endoplasmic reticulum of the element water. In response to your question, s waves seem to generally be able to travel on earth. But due to the gravitational inertia of the Earth's spin, s-waves can travel in symmetric circular paths meaning that dipoles of the magnetic field on Earth will cancel and results in a non-polar s wave.


Which layers of the earth do primary waves travel?

Primary waves, or P-waves, travel through all layers of the Earth, including the crust, mantle, and core. They are the fastest seismic waves and are able to pass through both solid and liquid materials.


Can you infer why p waves travel faster through He upper mantle than they do thought the crust?

P waves travel faster through the upper mantle because it is composed of denser rock materials compared to the crust. The higher density allows the seismic waves to propagate more efficiently through the upper mantle, resulting in higher velocity. Additionally, the upper mantle is composed of more solid rock material, while the crust may contain more heterogeneous and less dense materials that can slow down the waves.


What state of matter do P and S waves travel through?

P waves can travel through all types of matter. S waves can only travel through solids.


A seismogram shows that p waves travel?

The seismogram shows that P waves travel faster than S waves, as they are the first waves to arrive at the seismograph station after an earthquake occurs. P waves are compressional waves that can travel through solids, liquids, and gases, whereas S waves are shear waves that can only travel through solids.


What type of earth quake wave can travel through both liquids and solids?

p-waves, they travel parallel to the earthquake and are the only waves that go through the outer core, which is supposedly consisting of liquid nickel and iron.


Can a p wave travel through gas?

Yes, a P-wave can travel through gas. P-waves are seismic waves that are the fastest and can travel through solids, liquids, and gases. They compress and expand the material they travel through, which allows them to propagate through gases as well.


What earthquake waves travel through solids?

P waves or primary waves.