Lecture9
Table of Contents
- Journey to the Center of Earth
- Why study Earth's interior?
- Why study Earth's interior?
- Why study Earth's interior?
- Why study Earth's interior?
- Why study Earth's interior?
- Why study Earth's interior?
- Why study Earth's interior?
- Why study Earth's interior?
- Why study Earth's interior?
- What's Inside the Earth?
- 8.1 How do geologists know about rocks in Earth's interior?
- 8.1 How do geologists know about rocks in Earth's interior?
- 8.1 How do geologists know about rocks in Earth's interior?
- 8.1 How do geologists know about rocks in Earth's interior?
- 8.1 How do geologists know about rocks in Earth's interior?
- 8.1 How do geologists know about rocks in Earth's interior?
- 8.1 How do geologists know about rocks in Earth's interior?
- 8.2 How do earthquakes help make images of Earth's interior?
- 8.2 How do earthquakes help make images of Earth's interior?
- 8.2 How do earthquakes help make images of Earth's interior?
- Earthquake Waves
- 8.2 How do earthquakes help make images of Earth's interior?
- Velocity of Earthquake Waves
- 8.2 How do earthquakes help make images of Earth's interior?
- Earthquake Waves-travel time
- 8.2 How do earthquakes help make images of Earth's interior?
- 8.2 How do earthquakes help make images of Earth's interior?
- 8.2 How do earthquakes help make images of Earth's interior?
- 8.2 How do earthquakes help make images of Earth's interior?
- 8.2 How do earthquakes help make images of Earth's interior?
- 8.3 How do we know ... how to determine velocities of seismic waves in rocks?
- 8.3 How do we know ... how to determine velocities of seismic waves in rocks?
- 8.3 How do we know ... how to determine velocities of seismic waves in rocks?
- 8.3 How do we know ... how to determine velocities of seismic waves in rocks?
- 8.3 How do we know ... how to determine velocities of seismic waves in rocks?
- 8.4 What composes the interior of Earth?
- 8.4 What composes the interior of Earth?
- 8.4 What composes the interior of Earth?
- 8.4 What composes the interior of Earth?
- 8.4 What composes the interior of Earth?
- 8.4 What composes the interior of Earth?
- 8.5 How hot is the interior of Earth?
- 8.5 How hot is the interior of Earth?
- 8.5 How hot is the interior of Earth?
- 8.5 How hot is the interior of Earth?
- 8.5 How hot is the interior of Earth?
- 8.5 How hot is the interior of Earth?
Text and Images from Slide
- People have literally only "scratched the surface"
- Deepest mine: South Africa, 3.6 kilometers
- Deepest well: eastern Russia, 12 kilometers
- Versus Earth's radius of 6371 kilometers
Why study Earth's interior?