Litosphere System - Intro Flashcards
1
Q
how earth is structured?
A
- Deep Probe Seismology by earthquake
- Study of Meteorites
- Study of Igneous Rocks
2
Q
deepest scientific well
A
in Russin - Penetrated ancient Precambrian basement rocks
3
Q
what is seismic reflection?
A
return of some energy to Earth’s surface from a boundary with two different densities
4
Q
seismic velocity is :
A
to measure how fast earthquake waves travel through a rock
5
Q
types pf wave :
A
P - primary longitudinal wave
S - secondary translational wave
Rayleigh waves
Love waves
6
Q
P waves characteristics
A
- give push effect
- can travel in solid and liquid
7
Q
S wave characteristics:
A
- give shear effect
- can travel in solid
