a: seismic waves ~
b: X rays of the Earth

What:

"We can use arrival times and amplitudes of phases to determine the interior structure of the Earth. In fact, most of what we know about the interior of the Earth comes from this kind of information. Seismic waves are like the X rays of the Earth. We can CAT-scan the Earth."


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Date: Mar 24 2018 3:40 PM


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