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by , posted on 12:08 PM, June 10, 2022
The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) has developed an online lab in which students use seismic data to understand the structure of the earth's interior.
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Objectives:
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate that Earth can’t be homogenous by comparing a seismic record section to predicted arrivals from a homogeneous Earth model.
- Explain how the internal structure of Earth (concentric layers of different density and composition) is inferred through the analysis of seismic data.
- Explain how models can be used in the scientific process to make predictions that can be compared to observational data.
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