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When earthquakes occur, scientists measure them using seismographs. Earthquakes produce a number of different types of waves. Some run along the surface of the earth. Some travel through the earth. Those that travel through the earth travel at different speeds. It is possible to create similar waves in a lab and measure how those waves travel through different types of materials. Since earthquakes occur all over the world, it is possible to measure the waves from all angles. Thus, if a wave travels a small distance through the core, scientists can tell by differences in speed what it would be if it traveled through all mantle material. So with the difference in speeds in different types of waves, scientists can figure out what is in the earth's interior.

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