The average density of Earth's crust 10 km beneath the continents is 2.7 g/cm3. The speed of

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The average density of Earth's crust 10 km beneath the continents is 2.7 g/cm3. The speed of longitudinal seismic waves at that depth, found by timing their arrival from distant earthquakes, is 5.4 km/s. Use this information to find the bulk modulus of Earth's crust at that depth. For comparison, the bulk modulus of steel is about 16 x 1010 Pa.

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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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