During an earthquake, scientists at a seismic station observed that some waves were detected earlier than others. what is the likely cause of this observation? uniform pressure inside earth made the waves move at the same speed. uniform temperature inside earth made the waves move at different speeds. variation in density inside earth made the waves move at different speeds. variation in temperature inside earth made the waves move at the same speed.

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it provides an alternative energy pathway for the reaction to proceed.

a catalyst is a substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction but is not consumed during the course of the reaction.

catalysts increase the rate of reaction without being used up. they do this by lowering the activation energy needed. with a catalyst, more collisions result in a reaction, so the rate of reaction increases. different reactions need different catalysts.

a catalyst works by providing an alternative reaction pathway to the reaction product. the rate of the reaction is increased as this alternative route has a lower activation energy than the reaction route not mediated by the catalyst.