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    ILA Seismic Waves

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    Scientists theorized the internal structure of the Earth by analyzing seismic waves from earthquakes. There are different types of seismic waves that travel through the Earth's interior in distinct ways depending on the material. By studying how P-waves and S-waves propagate, scientists discovered the Earth has a solid inner core surrounded by a liquid outer core, a mantle, and a solid crust. While earthquakes cannot be precisely predicted, monitoring seismic activity provides hints about where quakes are more likely to occur by revealing movements in tectonic plates. Aftershocks pose more risk than the initial quake as they can further weaken structures already damaged.

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    ILA Seismic Waves

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    Scientists theorized the internal structure of the Earth by analyzing seismic waves from earthquakes. There are different types of seismic waves that travel through the Earth's interior in distinct ways depending on the material. By studying how P-waves and S-waves propagate, scientists discovered the Earth has a solid inner core surrounded by a liquid outer core, a mantle, and a solid crust. While earthquakes cannot be precisely predicted, monitoring seismic activity provides hints about where quakes are more likely to occur by revealing movements in tectonic plates. Aftershocks pose more risk than the initial quake as they can further weaken structures already damaged.

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    Scientists theorized the internal structure of the Earth by analyzing seismic waves from earthquakes. There are different types of seismic waves that travel through the Earth's interior in distinct ways depending on the material. By studying how P-waves and S-waves propagate, scientists discovered the Earth has a solid inner core surrounded by a liquid outer core, a mantle, and a solid crust. While earthquakes cannot be precisely predicted, monitoring seismic activity provides hints about where quakes are more likely to occur by revealing movements in tectonic plates. Aftershocks pose more risk than the initial quake as they can further weaken structures already damaged.

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    ILA Seismic Waves

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    Scientists theorized the internal structure of the Earth by analyzing seismic waves from earthquakes. There are different types of seismic waves that travel through the Earth's interior in distinct ways depending on the material. By studying how P-waves and S-waves propagate, scientists discovered the Earth has a solid inner core surrounded by a liquid outer core, a mantle, and a solid crust. While earthquakes cannot be precisely predicted, monitoring seismic activity provides hints about where quakes are more likely to occur by revealing movements in tectonic plates. Aftershocks pose more risk than the initial quake as they can further weaken structures already damaged.

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    TASK 1 TASK 1 TASK 2 PREDICTION


    Different Types of Dangers of Predicting Internal Structure
    Seismic Waves Aftershocks Earthquakes of the Earth
    01
    Task 1
    What are the different types of
    seismic waves?
    There are several different kinds of
    seismic waves, and they all move in
    different ways. The two main types of
    waves are body waves and surface
    waves. Body waves can travel through
    the earth's inner layers, but surface
    waves can only move along the
    surface of the planet like ripples on
    water. Earthquakes radiate seismic
    energy as both body and surface
    waves.
    02
    Task 1
    Why are aftershocks more
    dangerous than the main quake?
    Once the main shock has occurred,
    hundreds to thousands of aftershocks
    may occur. Those aftershocks may
    trigger a larger shock in the zone. If
    the initial quake has caused damage
    to a structure, it is possible that
    aftershocks may weaken it until it
    collapses killing more people.
    03
    Task 2
    Were scientists able to find ways
    to predict earthquakes? If not,
    were there ways for them to have
    a hint of its occurrence?
    Predicting Earthquakes
    Short answer is: scientists can’t. It’s not currently possible to predict exactly when
    or where an earthquake is going to happen. However, they can definitely identify
    areas of the world where earthquakes are more likely to occur. As part of the
    AuScope program, more than 100 continuously operating satellite sensors have
    been put in place all over mainland Australia, as well as on several of Australia’s
    island territories. The sensors track the global navigation satellite systems
    (GNSS), including the United States GPS satellites, the Russian GLONAS system,
    the Chinese Beidou system, Japan’s QZSS and the European Union’s Galileo
    system. This tracking data enables scientists to determine highly accurate
    locations for the senors, and how these locations change over time (as the
    tectonic plates move). The data also supports the International GNSS Service and
    a wide range of other applications.
    04
    Prediction
    How did scientists theorized the
    internal structure of the Earth?
    Internal Structure of the Earth
    How can we find out what’s happening deep inside the Earth? The temperatures
    are too hot, pressures too extreme, and distances too vast to be explored by
    conventional probes. So scientists rely on seismic waves—shock waves generated
    by earthquakes and explosions that travel through Earth and across its
    surface—to reveal the structure of the interior of the planet. Thousands of
    earthquakes occur every year, and each one provides a fleeting glimpse of the
    Earth’s interior. Seismic signals consist of several kinds of waves. Those important
    for understanding the Earth’s interior are P-waves, (primary, or compressional
    waves), and S-waves (secondary, or shear waves), which travel through solid and
    liquid material in different ways.
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