Chapter 10 Inside Earth

______ are seismic waves that do not pass through liquids

• Seismic waves

• S-waves

• P-Waves

• Core

A scientist that detects and interprets seismic waves at different locations on Earth is called a _____.

• Seismologist

• Paleontologist

• Seismic

• Waves

Vibrations that travel through Earth are called

• S-Waves

• P-Waves

• Seismic Waves

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_____ are seismic waves that move in a forward-backward motion

• P-Waves

• Mantle

• S-Waves

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During wave motion, a ____ moves from one place to another

• Disturbance

• Lithosphere

• Crust

• Core

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The largest part of Earth's interior that is made of rock, but is flexible, is the _____

• Lithosphere

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

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The ____ is the inner iron-containing layer of rock

• Core

• Crust

• Mantle

Made of the crust and upper mantle, the _____ makes up the plates that move about Earth's surface

• Lithosphere

• Crust

• Core

• Mantle

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The outermost surface of Earth is called the _____

• Crust

• Core

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

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How do scientist study the center of the Earth if they cannot get there?

• Through seismic waves that reveal the structure of Earth's interior

• Through vibrating disturbances through the Earth

• By taking a big guess

• By looking at p-waves and s-waves

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