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Interior of the Earth and Earthquakes
Geography · Chapter 3 · 2. Formation of the Earth
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- Structure and composition of the interior: crust, mantle and core - temperature, pressure and thickness
- Sources of information about the interior: direct and indirect
- Seismic waves: types, behaviour and inferences about the interior; shadow zones
- Earthquakes: causes, distribution and effects; isoseismal and homoseismal lines; measuring magnitude and intensity
- Case study: earthquakes in Nepal