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Why do scientist think earths core contains iron

other orbiting bodies contain more iron than earths crust does

What is it called when a seismic wave bounces backward as it reaches a boundary

Reflection

After an earthquake which type of seismic wave arrives first at a seismometer

P waves (APEX)

Rocks in ocean crust are as old as

200 million

Why do scientists think the earths core contains iron

Iron is magnetic which forms the Earth's magnetic field.

Why is ocean crust subducted under continental crust

The oceanic crust is denser

How does the age of the oldest continental crust compare to the age of the oldest ocean crust-

The oldest continental crust would be between three and one half to four billion years older than the oldest oceanic crust. This is due to the fact that ocean plates are subducted under the continental plates, subjected to partial melt and essentially recycled in the mantle before reforming.

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