Question

6) What happens to a P wave when it travels from the mantle into the outer liquid core? Explain it.

Answer 1

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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. ... S-waves are not transmitted through the liquid outer core.

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Answer 2

Answer:

P-waves pass through both the mantle and the core, but are slowed and refracted at the mantle/core boundary at a depth of 2900Km. P-waves generally bend outward as the travel through the mantle due to the increased density of mantle rocks with depth. When they strike the outer core, however, they bend downward when traveling through the outer core and bend again when they leave. The bending of seismic waves is called refraction.

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