What can you conclude about the interior of the planet based on seismographs?

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27) The figure below shows a cross section of a hypothetical planet.  An earthquake occurred near the surface and seismometers recorded the arrival of P- and S-waves as shown in the figure.  The waves shown are the first arrivals and have NOT been refracted or reflected.  What can you conclude about the interior of the planet based on seismographs?

 


A) The boundary between the lithosphere and asthenosphere is close to the surface
B) The planet has a large, liquid core
C) The planet has a large, solid core
D) The planet has a solid inner core
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