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What is the meaning of the term 'asthenos' in Greek?
What is the meaning of the term 'asthenos' in Greek?
- Solid
- Rigid
- Strong
- Weak (correct)
At what depth is the asthenosphere located?
At what depth is the asthenosphere located?
- Below 200 km to 700 km
- Between 80 km and 200 km (correct)
- Above 80 km
- Below 700 km
What is the main component of the outer core?
What is the main component of the outer core?
- Gaseous sulfur
- Liquid oxygen
- Solid silicon
- Liquid iron and nickel (correct)
What is the process that occurs between the mantle and outer core?
What is the process that occurs between the mantle and outer core?
What is the temperature range of the inner core?
What is the temperature range of the inner core?
What is the primary driver of the movement of lithospheric plates?
What is the primary driver of the movement of lithospheric plates?
What is the process of sculpturing of the land surface and removal of the products of rock decay mechanically and in solution?
What is the process of sculpturing of the land surface and removal of the products of rock decay mechanically and in solution?
Which of the following processes is classified as an internal origin geological process?
Which of the following processes is classified as an internal origin geological process?
What is the primary agent responsible for the movement of the Earth's crust?
What is the primary agent responsible for the movement of the Earth's crust?
Which of the following is NOT a type of geological process?
Which of the following is NOT a type of geological process?
What percentage of the Earth's mass is made up of the mantle?
What percentage of the Earth's mass is made up of the mantle?
What is the temperature range in the mantle?
What is the temperature range in the mantle?
What is the name of the dividing line between the crust and the mantle?
What is the name of the dividing line between the crust and the mantle?
What is the term 'litho' derived from in Greek?
What is the term 'litho' derived from in Greek?
What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?
What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?
What is the region between the mantle and the outer core where convection currents occur?
What is the region between the mantle and the outer core where convection currents occur?
