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Lecture9

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  1. Journey to the Center of Earth
  2. Why study Earth's interior?
  3. Why study Earth's interior?
  4. Why study Earth's interior?
  5. Why study Earth's interior?
  6. Why study Earth's interior?
  7. Why study Earth's interior?
  8. Why study Earth's interior?
  9. Why study Earth's interior?
  10. Why study Earth's interior?
  11. What's Inside the Earth?
  12. 8.1 How do geologists know about rocks in Earth's interior?
  13. 8.1 How do geologists know about rocks in Earth's interior?
  14. 8.1 How do geologists know about rocks in Earth's interior?
  15. 8.1 How do geologists know about rocks in Earth's interior?
  16. 8.1 How do geologists know about rocks in Earth's interior?
  17. 8.1 How do geologists know about rocks in Earth's interior?
  18. 8.1 How do geologists know about rocks in Earth's interior?
  19. 8.2 How do earthquakes help make images of Earth's interior?
  20. 8.2 How do earthquakes help make images of Earth's interior?
  21. 8.2 How do earthquakes help make images of Earth's interior?
  22. Earthquake Waves
  23. 8.2 How do earthquakes help make images of Earth's interior?
  24. Velocity of Earthquake Waves
  25. 8.2 How do earthquakes help make images of Earth's interior?
  26. Earthquake Waves-travel time
  27. 8.2 How do earthquakes help make images of Earth's interior?
  28. 8.2 How do earthquakes help make images of Earth's interior?
  29. 8.2 How do earthquakes help make images of Earth's interior?
  30. 8.2 How do earthquakes help make images of Earth's interior?
  31. 8.2 How do earthquakes help make images of Earth's interior?
  32. 8.3 How do we know ... how to determine velocities of seismic waves in rocks?
  33. 8.3 How do we know ... how to determine velocities of seismic waves in rocks?
  34. 8.3 How do we know ... how to determine velocities of seismic waves in rocks?
  35. 8.3 How do we know ... how to determine velocities of seismic waves in rocks?
  36. 8.3 How do we know ... how to determine velocities of seismic waves in rocks?
  37. 8.4 What composes the interior of Earth?
  38. 8.4 What composes the interior of Earth?
  39. 8.4 What composes the interior of Earth?
  40. 8.4 What composes the interior of Earth?
  41. 8.4 What composes the interior of Earth?
  42. 8.4 What composes the interior of Earth?
  43. 8.5 How hot is the interior of Earth?
  44. 8.5 How hot is the interior of Earth?
  45. 8.5 How hot is the interior of Earth?
  46. 8.5 How hot is the interior of Earth?
  47. 8.5 How hot is the interior of Earth?
  48. 8.5 How hot is the interior of Earth?

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drawing of the crust at 25 to 50 km deep.

8.1 How do geologists know about rocks in Earth's interior?

Fig 8.2a

metamorphic rocks form at depths of ~10-50 km, most of the continental crust is made from metamorphic materials.

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