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Internal Structure

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lithosphere
asthenosphere
magnetic field
Hydrosphere
Magnetosphere
Atmosphere
dynamo effect
continental drift hypothesis
subduction zone
lamproites
transform plate boundaries
divergent plate boundaries
divergent plate boundaries
conduction
convection
radiation
plasma
Geomagnetic reversals
Coriolis effect
ophiolite
Global warming
plate tectonics
Doppler Effect an increase (or decrease) in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves as the source and observer move toward (or away from) each other. The effect causes the sudden change in pitch noticeable in a passing siren, as well as the redshift seen by astron
Greenhouse Effect the trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface.
Mantle the region of the earth's interior between the crust and the core, believed to consist of hot, dense silicate rocks (mainly peridotite).
seismograph an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes, such as force and duration
sea-floor spreading the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side
seismic waves an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means.
xenolith a piece of rock within an igneous rock that is not derived from the original magma but has been introduced from elsewhere, especially the surrounding country rock.
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