ESS
Grade-10
Easy

Question

Through ___________ layer of the Earth P-waves travels fastest.

  1. Upper mantle
  2. Lower mantle
  3. Crust
  4. Outer core

The correct answer is: Lower mantle


    P wave travel slower in mantle

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