Can P waves travel through the Earth core?
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Ella Brown
Works at the Bookworm Literary Agency, Lives in New York, NY.
As a seismologist with a focus on the study of seismic waves and their behavior within the Earth's interior, I can provide insight into the propagation of P waves through the Earth's core.
P waves, also known as primary or compressional waves, are a type of elastic wave that can travel through solids, liquids, and gases. They are characterized by their high speed and the fact that they cause particles to move back and forth in the direction of wave propagation.
Works at the International Seabed Authority, Lives in Kingston, Jamaica.
P-waves pass through both mantle and core, but are slowed and refracted at the mantle / core boundary at a depth of 2900 km. S-waves passing from the mantle to the core are absorbed because shear waves cannot be transmitted through liquids. This is evidence that the outer core does not behave like a solid substance.
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P-waves pass through both mantle and core, but are slowed and refracted at the mantle / core boundary at a depth of 2900 km. S-waves passing from the mantle to the core are absorbed because shear waves cannot be transmitted through liquids. This is evidence that the outer core does not behave like a solid substance.
