A Student Comments, "The Shadow Zone Is an Area Where

question 52

Multiple Choice

A student comments, "The shadow zone is an area where waves cannot travel because it is a thick layer of liquid at the boundary of the mantle and the outer core." Evaluate this statement.

• A) Actually, it was the boundary of the inner core that was discovered with this method.
• B) It is correct that waves cannot travel in liquid.
• C) P-waves refract at the shadow zone. S-waves are stopped.
• D) The shadow zone refers to the whole outer core, not just the boundary.

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