Such high amounts of pressure cause this layer to remain in a _____solid_____ state of matter even though the nickel and iron are at such a high temperature.
The answer should be B - Nitrogen Dioxide.
By 'waves' do you mean sound waves? If so sound waves need to travel through things like solids, liquids and yup <u>gases. </u>When the waves travel they are vibrating the molecules in the matter. By doing this he molecules in solids are packed very tightly.