Although both types of body waves can pass through solid rock, only ____________can also pass through gases and liquids.   a. Love wave   b. S-wave   c. Raleigh   d. P-wave

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travel at 2 to 5 kilometers per second, or about half the speed of the other type of body wave.  This is why these waves arrive as later at the seismic station.
  a.
Raleigh
  b.
S-wave
  c.
P-wave
  d.
Love wave
  1. Although both types of body waves can pass through solid rock, only ____________can also pass through gases and liquids.
      a.
    Love wave
      b.
    S-wave
      c.
    Raleigh
      d.
    P-wave

     

    As seismic waves go through the core, they are either absorbed or deflected.  There is a regional called the ____________ that body waves cannot reach at certain distance from the epicenter.
      a.
    unpassable zone
      b.
    S-wave wall
      c.
    deflection zone wall
      d.
    P-wave shadow
    Because of the way that seismic waves (body waves in this case) behave, it is probable that at least part of earth’s core is ____________
      a.
    brittle
      b.
    radioactive
      c.
    liquid
      d.
    metallic
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