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LAYERS OF THE EARTH HOW WE KNOW ABOUT THE DEEP INTERIOR: Meteorites Seismic Waves Magnetic Field Gravity.

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1 LAYERS OF THE EARTH HOW WE KNOW ABOUT THE DEEP INTERIOR: Meteorites Seismic Waves Magnetic Field Gravity

2 Earth’s Layers

3 LAYERS OF THE EARTH

4 The Velocity of Seismic Waves increase as they travel through the earth Steep decrease in Velocity of P-wave occurs in Outer Core S-waves do not travel through liquids

5 METEORITE COMPOSITIONS AND EARTH ANALOGUES

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7 Earth’s Mantle consists of ultramafic rock made of two Fe, Mg Silicate minerals: Olivine and Pyroxene Ultra-mafic Intrusive Rock

8 Upper Mantle: Gabbro with Pyroxene, Olivine, and Feldspars (Ca,Na) Mafic Intrusive Rock

9 Ocean Crust: Basalt Mafic Extrusive Rock

10 Continental Crust: Granite Felsic Intrusive Rock

11 Outer Layers of Earth

12 ESS Processes often involve the whole earth over time:lithosphere- atmosphere-hydrosphere


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