3 The hottest part of the sea floor is Select one of the following: close to continental margins near oceanic ridges at the abyssal plains in oceanic trenches

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The hottest part of the sea floor is
Select one of the following:
close to continental margins
near oceanic ridges
at the abyssal plains
O in oceanic trenches
Transcribed Image Text:3 The hottest part of the sea floor is Select one of the following: close to continental margins near oceanic ridges at the abyssal plains O in oceanic trenches
What feature of earthquake-generated S-waves helped identify the liquid state of the outer core?
Select one of the following:
S-waves slow down in liquids
S-waves do not propagate through liquids
The speed of S-waves can be measured accurately
S-waves turn into P-waves at solid-to-liquid interfaces
Transcribed Image Text:What feature of earthquake-generated S-waves helped identify the liquid state of the outer core? Select one of the following: S-waves slow down in liquids S-waves do not propagate through liquids The speed of S-waves can be measured accurately S-waves turn into P-waves at solid-to-liquid interfaces
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