Asked by justin

Study the image of a seismic graph.

Graph of P & S Wave Travel Times, showing Travel time in minutes across distance in kilometers for P and S waves. S wave starts at zero kilometers, zero minutes, and increases to 10,000 kilometers, 25 minutes. P wave starts at zero kilometers, zero minutes and increases to 10,000 kilometers, 13 minutes.

About how far does the S wave travel through Earth in 13 minutes?

2,000 km
4,000 km
6,000 km
8,000 km

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
S-wave speed ≈ 10,000 km / 25 min = 400 km/min. In 13 min it travels 13 × 400 = 5,200 km, so the closest choice is 6,000 km.