Interior of the Earth

Interior of the Earth

Table of Contents for “Interior of the Earth” Chapter

Introduction

• Overview of Earth’s Interior Structure
• Importance of Studying Earth’s Interior

Layers of the Earth

• The Crust
  • Oceanic Crust (Francheteau, 1983)
  • Continental Crust
• The Mantle
  • Upper Mantle and Lower Mantle
  • Mantle Convection (Kerr, 1991)
• The Core
  • Outer Core
  • Inner Core

Methods of Studying the Earth’s Interior

• Seismic Waves (Bolt, 1982)
• Seismic Discontinuities
  • Mohorovičić Discontinuity
  • Gutenberg Discontinuity
  • Lehmann Discontinuity

Earthquakes and the Earth’s Interior

• Earthquake Causes (Eiby, 1980; Bolt, 1993)
• Earthquake Prediction Techniques (Asada, 1982)
• Understanding Earth’s Interior through Earthquakes (Press, 1975)

1. The Earth’s Dynamic Systems

• Plate Tectonics (Hamblin & Christiansen, 1995)
• Continental Drift
• Oceanic Crust Formation (Francheteau, 1983)

The Evolution of Earth’s Interior

• Geological Evolution of the Earth (Wyllie, 1976)
• Role of Mantle Plumes (Kerr, 1991)
• Earth’s Thermal History

1. Conclusion

• Summary of Key Points
• Future Studies on the Earth’s Interior

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