Earth's Interior

Evidence from Seismic waves

  1. Reflection
  2. Refraction

Seismic Wave Behavior through earth

Internal Structure of the Earth

  1. Crust
    1. Oceanic crust
    2. Continental crust
    3. Mohorovicic' Discontinuity = Moho
  2. Mantle
    1. Lithosphere
    2. Asthenosphere
    3. Mesosphere
    4. Gutenberg Discontinuity
  3. Core
    1. Seismic Wave Behaviors
      1. P-wave refraction = Shadow zone.
      2. S-wave refraction = Shadow zone.
    2. Subdivisions of the core
      1. Outer Core
      2. Inner Core
    3. Evidence for core
      1. Seismic waves
      2. Meteorites

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