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| Why do most Scientists know more about cells and the structure of the Univers than the ground they stand on? |
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| Light doesnt shine through rocks. |
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| What is the largest way that scientists can/have learn(ed) about Earth? |
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| Listening to the seismic waves given of through Earthquakes. |
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| What do these seismic waves do in order for us to recieve and record them? |
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| Where are the seismic waves of vibration recorded? |
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| Name the order for the 3 layers of the Earth:? |
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| How lnog is it between the crust and the core? *The mantle length* |
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| What two things increase greatly as you get farther into the mantle? |
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| What two metals is the Earths mantle rich in? |
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| How many layers does the Earths mantle have? |
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| What are the mantles three layers made out of? |
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| The different physical features. |
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| How large is the Earths lithosphere? |
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| What is beneath the lithosphere? |
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| What is beneath the asthenosphere? |
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| When did Geology begin being studied? |
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| The study od Planet Earth, including its composition and structure. |
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| What two forces change Earths surfaces? |
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| Constructive and Destructive |
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| What are constructive forces? |
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| Forces that shapethe surface by building upi mountains and other land areas. |
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| What are Destructive forces? |
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| Forces that slowly war away mountains ans eventually every other feature on Earths surface. |
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| What is Uniformitarianism? |
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| Dramatic features such as mountains and canyons that are the result of geoloigical processes that work very slowly over long periods of time. |
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| What is the reasoning of the three layers of Earth? |
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| Differences in Earths density levels. |
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| Temperature and pressure in Earths interior increase by what? |
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| What is the thinnest of Earths three layers? |
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| What is the majority of Earth made up of? |
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| How many different types of Crust are there in Earth? |
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| What type of crust is on the continents? |
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| What type of crust is on the ocean floor? |
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| How long is the thickness of continental crust? |
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| What is the heaviest layer of Earth (below the mantle) |
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| What is the majority of the core made up of? |
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| The more depth to the core, the higher the what? |
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How large is the pressure of the center of the core to the Earths
surface? |
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| What is the temperature of the center of the Earths core? |
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| How many parts are there to the Earths core? |
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| What are the parts to the Earths core? |
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| What does the outer portion of the core do? |
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| Keeps the metals in liquid form. |
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| The inner core is (gas,liquid,solid) |
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| Presure or Temperature? Which is more important? |
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| Is oceanic Crust thinner or thicker than continental crust? |
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