Earth's Interior Structure and Temperature Quiz

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After a study of various sources geologist included that the Earth is not made up of uniform materials, it is made up of three mains in form of concentric ______

cells

It is not humanly possible to go inside the earth in mind below a depth of about 2000 M, temperature increases with the depth; in the interior of the earth, the approximate rate of increase in temperature is 1 Degree Celsius for every 30 M to 40 m, of that, it is estimated that the temperature at the centre of the Earth is high ______ Celsius

6000

This is the same as the temperature at the outer surface of the ______

Sun

City of the rock material is ______ and pressure also increase with them using modern technology has been possible

thickness

Rock samples in the Cola Peninsula of the centre of the however lies nearly 6500 km below the surface, a study of volcanic materials viewed out from the earth interior suggest what the US inside is like a study of behaviour of earthquake waves has they pass through the interior of the earth give the scientist an idea about what there inside the seismic waves are vibration generated in class when the earth ______

rumbles

The earthquake waves behave differently and travel at different speed as they pass through rocks of wearing thickness and density scientist have learnt from the study of these ways that our has a ______ structures

layered

What like a huge boiled ______

egg

What is the approximate rate of increase in temperature in the interior of the Earth?

1 Degree Celsius for every 30-40 M

At what depth does it become humanly impossible to go inside the Earth according to the text?

2000 M

How deep is the center of the Earth estimated to be below the surface?

6500 km

What is the temperature estimated to be at the center of the Earth?

86 Celsius

What do seismic waves passing through the Earth's interior give scientists an idea about?

Interior temperature changes

What do geologists suggest about the Earth's composition based on multiple sources?

It is not uniform

In what way do earthquake waves behave as they pass through rocks of varying thickness and density?

Differently and at different speeds

What material is found in the Cola Peninsula nearly 6500 km below the surface?

Rock samples

Test your knowledge on the structure and temperature of the Earth's interior. Explore concepts such as concentric layers, temperature variation with depth, and estimating temperatures at the Earth's core.

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