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What is the source of heat that comes from outside the Earth?
What is the source of heat that comes from outside the Earth?
- Magma
- Weathering
- Sun (correct)
- Endogenic processes
Which geological process is located below the surface of the Earth?
Which geological process is located below the surface of the Earth?
- Erosion
- Magma generation (correct)
- Weathering
- Folding of rocks
What is the significance of Earth's internal heat?
What is the significance of Earth's internal heat?
- Leads to erosion
- Causes mass wasting
- Generates magma (correct)
- Origins from the Sun
What is the process of the production of internal heat of Earth?
What is the process of the production of internal heat of Earth?
What is an example of an exogenic process?
What is an example of an exogenic process?
Which type of heat originates from within the earth?
Which type of heat originates from within the earth?
Where does the mantle lie?
Where does the mantle lie?
What is the composition of oceanic crust mainly?
What is the composition of oceanic crust mainly?
Which part of the Earth is mainly composed of granite?
Which part of the Earth is mainly composed of granite?
What is the rate of increasing temperature with respect to increasing depth in Earth’s interior called?
What is the rate of increasing temperature with respect to increasing depth in Earth’s interior called?
Where does the inner core lie?
Where does the inner core lie?
What is the source of primordial heat of the planet mainly attributed to?
What is the source of primordial heat of the planet mainly attributed to?
What does the outer core primarily consist of?
What does the outer core primarily consist of?
What is the main difference between oceanic crust and continental crust?
What is the main difference between oceanic crust and continental crust?
