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?
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- Objectives:
- Learn what geologists know about Earth's interior: layers arranged concentrically, in nearly spherical shells of different composition and physical properties.
- Gain an understanding of how geoscientists constructed this view of the interior.
Why study Earth's interior?