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Comment: 08:12 - 08:33 (00:21)

Source: Annenberg/CPB Resources - Earth Revealed - 1. Down to Earth

Keywords: "reflection seismology", "seismic profile", oil, gas

Our transcription: And so what we're trying to do is use the technology so we can see the secrets of the earth below.

Because the shock waves interact differently with different kinds of rock, reflection seismology helps geophysicists find geologic structures that commonly contain oil and gas.

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