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seismology
seismic waves
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Abstract
The existence of different layers inside the Earth was still unknown towards the end of the XIX century. The conformation and delimitation that can be observed today involved an evolutionary process of millions of years that the entire planet had to go through, which is still under study. In this writing, it is described and explained thanks to Seismology as a study area, it was possible to recognize the existence of different types of layers inside the Earth. Likewise, it is concisely explained how from this discovery, the bases were proposed for the establishment of the dynamic processes that until today have allowed to support the formation and evolution of the internal layers and of the planet itself.
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