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                                                                           encountered   formed   they   as  magnetized   been   having   rocks   the   by   or   x)  susceptibility,  seismome-  (magnetic   magnetization,  Jrem)+  (remanent   of  region   reveals   “qual-   or   Flow   Heat   one   a.  to Earth’s   regions   hotter   from  outward,   flows  constantly   Heat   -   :   dri   in   the  through  downward   surface   the   from  measured   be   can   (7)  temperature   in
                                                 Earth's   Surface   from   the   the   a   a   motion   waves.   sources,  facilitating   (density,   (g)   1.4).   be
               geist                     V>                p2V,   movement  of  the  ground   time  of  travel   along  material   within  properties  product  of  density,  p,  and   waves   the   to  source   passed  through   ground   (attenuation,   travel   They   surface   as   controlled   regions  encounter   impedance   and  attraction   observation   of   distance   with   equatorial   acceleration   Fig.   Ap;   rocks   to
           TECHNIQUES   :     Selsmometers   ff   go      Wave   Selsmometers   il   i   or  artificial  source.  The   (V)  of  the   motion   other   reveal   may   (the  impedance   that  materials   the   to   their   from   get   waves   the  speed   of   type   and  amount   wave  scattered  energy   earthquakes.   by   outermost  regions   other   or   of  waves   they   as   acoustic   in   gravitational   position   the   on   decreases  generally   of  Earth’s  rotation,
           SEISMIC   so         ©         Refracted   ti   fi   Seismic  techniques  employ  seismometers  to  measure   earthquake  by  an  of  the  seismic  velocity  function   type  of  ground   and  acoustic   (Q)   of  properties   waves   the   for  takes   function   the   of   V).The   or  absorbed   naturally  generated   Earth’s  follow   explosions   from   refraction   changes   to   due   Earth’s   to   due   direction  depending   field  potential   effects  broad   th
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     i          Earthquake    Refraction       Reflection    1.3   from   source   a   to   The  path.   Earth,  such   velocity).   seismometer)   1.3).   The   (travel   Earth   readily   Q).  factor,”   Seismic   body   as   also   can   to   (V),   V).   Field   fields,   strength   The   the   of   mass   magnetic  field
     Cnapter                                                 FIGURE   resulting   the   wave’s   seismic   (Fig.   ter   the   how   ity   Earth   waves   techniques   velocity   velocity,   Potential   Potential   change   field.   source   topography   nearby
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