topic: inferred properties of earth’s interior
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Topic: Inferred Properties of Earth’s Interior. Simple Model of Earth’s Interior. Crust. Mantle. Outer Core. Inner Core. ESRT page 10 Yes, take out your ESRT NOW! Thanks . Density of the Crust on the ESRT. Increasing Depth. Increasing Density. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Topic: Inferred Properties of Earth’s Interior
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CrustCrust
MantleMantle
Outer CoreOuter CoreInner Inner CoreCore
Simple Model of Earth’s Simple Model of Earth’s InteriorInterior
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ESRT page 10
Yes, take out your ESRT
NOW!
Thanks
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Density of the Crust on the ESRT
Increasing Depth
Increasing Density
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What section of crust is shown in the diagram?
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Crust-
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MantleMantle
Th
icker
Th
inn
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Felsic & mostly granite
Mafic & mostly basalt
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Continental Crust vs. Oceanic Crust
Continental:
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Oceanic:--------
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What is the Lithosphere?- -
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What is the Moho?
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MOHO- Mohorovicic Discontinuity:
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Andriji Mohorovicic.1909
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What is the Asthenosphere?• -• -
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Diverging Plates
Conv
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Plat
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Converging Plates
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What is the Mantle?
Thickest
layer of the Earth
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What is the Outer Core?
Outer Core
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What is the Inner Core?
Inner Core
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Composition of the Cores
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Review QuestionWhat are the major differences
between the continental crust and the oceanic crust?
Continental:•-
Oceanic:•-
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ESRT pg 10
More on the Interior
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Surface of Earth
Center of Earth
Radius of Earth = 6378 KM
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Sample Question: What is the depth of the outer and inner core boundary?
5100 km (remember units!!!)
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Represents the Pressure at different depths
What is the Pressure at the mantle and outer core boundary?
1.5 millions of atm.
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Line represents the temperatures inside the earth
What is the temperatures at the lithosphere and asthenosphere boundary?
1000°C
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This dotted line shows the melting point of material in the Earth. What does melting point mean?
-From Solid to a Liquid
If the temperature is below the melting point, what phase is it in?
-Solid
Which layers in the diagram have temperatures below the melting point? Which phases are they in?
Liquid phase where temps. are above the melting point.
Solid
Solid
Solid
Liquid
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Final Question:
• Which type of crust is the most dense?
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