Question

Scientists have determined that Earth's interior has layers with different properties. One property is that the inner core is solid. Which of the following statements can be used as evidence to support this property?

A.
During an earthquake, both P waves and S waves travel away from the focus through the interior of Earth.
B.
After an earthquake, P waves are detected on the opposite side of Earth but S waves are not.
C.
P waves do not refract based on the density of the medium it is traveling in, but S waves do.
D.
Seismographs that are far from the epicenter of an earthquake detect P waves much sooner than S waves.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

During

an earth quake both p waves and s waves travel away from the focus