Earth's Processes: Rocks Online Practice

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How can scientists use diamonds to understand conditions inside Earth?(1 point)
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They can use diamonds to observe how seismic waves travel through different materials.
They can use diamonds to observe how seismic waves travel through different materials.

They can use diamonds to recreate the chemical composition of Earth's inner core.
They can use diamonds to recreate the chemical composition of Earth's inner core.

They can use diamonds to generate pressures higher than those in Earth's core.
They can use diamonds to generate pressures higher than those in Earth's core.

They can use diamonds to cut through layers of Earth's crust.
They can use diamonds to cut through layers of Earth's crust.
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They can use diamonds to generate pressures higher than those in Earth's core.

Diamonds are known to form under extreme pressure and temperature conditions, which allows scientists to use them in experiments to simulate and study the conditions present in the Earth's interior.