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newyorker26

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on: Jul 16, 2018
Explain why S waves are unable to pass through the outer core.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Match the heat transfer mechanisms to the correct description of how heat is transported in or from the Earth.
 
  A) Heat is transported away from Earth and into outer space.
  B) Heat flows between two materials in contact with each other.
  C) Warm, low-density materials rise and cool, high-density materials sink.
 
  1) Convection
  2) Conduction
  3) Radiation


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ryrychapman11

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: S waves cannot pass through the outer core because it is liquid. Because S waves are shear waves, they propagate energy by shifting intergrown mineral crystals. Since the mineral crystals in a liquid are not connected, they cannot be shifted to transfer the energy.

Answer to Question 2

Answers: 1) C 2) B 3) A


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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
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