Which example is indirect evidence used to study Earth’s interior? composition of minerals in a rock age of a

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Which example is indirect evidence used to study Earth’s interior?

composition of minerals in a rock
age of a rock from within Earth
location of an earthquake’s epicenter
texture of different core samples

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Location of an earthquake’s epicenter.

Reason: seismic waves from earthquakes are used as indirect evidence to infer Earth’s internal structure (wave travel times, shadow zones, and P vs S wave behavior reveal layers and states like the liquid outer core). The other choices refer to physical samples (mineral composition, rock age, core samples), which are direct evidence.

Which example is indirect evidence used to study Earth’s interior?

composition of minerals in a rock
age of a rock from within Earth
location of an earthquake’s epicenter
texture of different core samples

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Which example is indirect evidence used to study Earth’s interior? composition of minerals in a rock age of a rock from within Earth location of an earthquake’s epicenter texture of different core samples

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Which example is indirect evidence used to study Earth’s interior?

composition of minerals in a rock
age of a rock from within Earth
location of an earthquake’s epicenter
texture of different core samples