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    Scientists use seismic waves generated by earthquakes or explosions to study the layers of Earth. The waves are slowed, sped up, or reflected by Earth's layers, revealing information about each one. The thinnest layer is the inner core, while the mantle is the largest layer at over 1,800 miles thick. Seismic waves and observations of how they pass through Earth are the primary ways scientists learn about its deep interior structure.

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    Scientists use seismic waves generated by earthquakes or explosions to study the layers of Earth. The waves are slowed, sped up, or reflected by Earth's layers, revealing information about each one. The thinnest layer is the inner core, while the mantle is the largest layer at over 1,800 miles thick. Seismic waves and observations of how they pass through Earth are the primary ways scientists learn about its deep interior structure.

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    Scientists use seismic waves generated by earthquakes or explosions to study the layers of Earth. The waves are slowed, sped up, or reflected by Earth's layers, revealing information about each one. The thinnest layer is the inner core, while the mantle is the largest layer at over 1,800 miles thick. Seismic waves and observations of how they pass through Earth are the primary ways scientists learn about its deep interior structure.

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    Layers of Earth

    Watch the video “Layers of Earth” and then answer the following questions.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAHY6965o08

    1. What did the video use to show the different layers of Earth?
    Scientists use waves to study the different layers of the
    earth. Usually, they use seismic waves, which are waves
    generated by earthquakes or nuclear-test explosions. The
    seismic waves are bent, sped up, or slowed down, or even
    reflected when they pass through the earth's layers.

    2. Which layer is the thinnest? Inner core it is a very thin layer


    of solid rock. It is the thinnest layer of the Earth.
    3. The crust is _____ miles thick below the oceans. 4 miles
    oceanic crust, the outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere that
    is found under the oceans and formed at spreading centres
    on oceanic ridges, which occur at divergent plate
    boundaries. Oceanic crust is about 6 km (4 miles) thick.

    4. The crust is _____ miles thick below the continents.


    Continental crust is typically 40 km (25 miles) thick,
    while oceanic crust is much thinner, averaging about 6 km (4
    miles) in thickness. The effect of the different densities of
    lithospheric rock can be seen in the different average
    elevations of continental and oceanic crust.

    5. The temperature of the crust is _________. Just as the depth


    of the crust varies, so does its temperature. The upper crust
    withstands the ambient temperature of the atmosphere or
    ocean—hot in arid deserts and freezing in ocean trenches.
    Near the Moho, the temperature of the crust ranges
    from 200° Celsius (392° Fahrenheit) to 400° Celsius (752°
    Fahrenheit).

    6. Which is the largest layer? The mantle The mantle is the


    largest layer of the Earth. 

    7. How many miles thick is the mantle? 1,802 miles


    The mantle is about 2,900 kilometers (1,802 miles) thick, and
    makes up a whopping 84% of Earth's total volume.

    8. What two parts make up the lithosphere? Cutaway Earth


    The lithosphere is the rocky outer part of Earth. It is made up
    of the brittle crust and the top part of the upper mantle. The
    lithosphere is the coolest and most rigid part of Earth.

    9. What is the lithosphere compared to? Comparison of the


    Lithosphere and Asthenosphere

    10. What is the asthenosphere described as? The asthenosphere


    (from Ancient Greek ἀσθενό ς (asthenós) 'without strength')
    is the mechanically weak and ductile region of the upper
    mantle of Earth.

    11. What is the outer core made of? liquid iron and nickel
    Outer Core The outer core, about 2,200 kilometers (1,367
    miles) thick, is mostly composed of liquid iron and nickel. 
    12. What is the hottest layer? Scientists believe that the inner
    core is the hottest layer of the Earth, that it is composed
    mostly of iron and nickel, and that although it is hot enough
    to be a liquid, it acts as a solid because of the immense
    amount of pressure on it.

    13. Name the two ways scientists study Earth’s layers. Scientists
    can tell by observing the seismic waves that are recorded all
    over the surface of the earth from distant earthquakes. The
    seismic waves are reflected (bounced off) layers of different
    density, and they are refracted (bent) when they enter layers
    of different density.

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