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Geology and Earth Sciences Comprehensive Quiz

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What is the meaning of the term 'asthenos' in Greek?

Solid

Rigid

Strong

Weak (correct)

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?

Gaseous sulfur

Liquid oxygen

Solid silicon

Liquid iron and nickel (correct)

What is the process that occurs between the mantle and outer core?

Convection Signup and view all the answers

What is the temperature range of the inner core?

Between 9,000° C and 13,000° C Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary driver of the movement of lithospheric plates?

The heat stored in the Earth's interior Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of sculpturing of the land surface and removal of the products of rock decay mechanically and in solution?

Denudation Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following processes is classified as an internal origin geological process?

Volcanic Eruption Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary agent responsible for the movement of the Earth's crust?

Lithospheric plates Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a type of geological process?

Human Beings Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the Earth's mass is made up of the mantle?

84% Signup and view all the answers

What is the temperature range in the mantle?

Up to 870°C Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the dividing line between the crust and the mantle?

Mohorivic Discontinuity Signup and view all the answers

What is the term 'litho' derived from in Greek?

Stone Signup and view all the answers

What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?

Crust Signup and view all the answers

What is the region between the mantle and the outer core where convection currents occur?

Asthenosphere Signup and view all the answers