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What is the composition of the Earth's core?
What is the composition of the Earth's core?
- Iron and magnesium silicate (correct)
- Aluminum and titanium
- Nickel and copper alloy
- Carbon and sulfur
Which layer of the Earth is the thickest and denser than the crust?
Which layer of the Earth is the thickest and denser than the crust?
- Crust
- Core
- Mantle (correct)
- Lithosphere
What type of rocks primarily make up the continental crust?
What type of rocks primarily make up the continental crust?
- Granites (correct)
- Basalts
- Sedimentary rocks
- Metamorphic rocks
Which part of the Earth lies beneath the ocean floor and is mostly composed of basalts?
Which part of the Earth lies beneath the ocean floor and is mostly composed of basalts?
What is the meaning of 'Geo' in Geology?
What is the meaning of 'Geo' in Geology?
Which layer of the Earth is described as 'the lightest, thinnest, and outermost rocky layer'?
Which layer of the Earth is described as 'the lightest, thinnest, and outermost rocky layer'?
Which branch of Earth Science focuses on the study of weather patterns, clouds, and atmospheric phenomena?
Which branch of Earth Science focuses on the study of weather patterns, clouds, and atmospheric phenomena?
What is the name given to the solid matter that makes up the Earth?
What is the name given to the solid matter that makes up the Earth?
Which branch of Earth Science studies the properties and characteristics of minerals?
Which branch of Earth Science studies the properties and characteristics of minerals?
What is the name given to the branch of Earth Science that studies the history of the Earth and its life forms through fossils?
What is the name given to the branch of Earth Science that studies the history of the Earth and its life forms through fossils?
Which of the following is NOT one of the four spheres that make up the Earth?
Which of the following is NOT one of the four spheres that make up the Earth?
What is the branch of Earth Science that studies all aspects of the ocean?
What is the branch of Earth Science that studies all aspects of the ocean?
What is the shape of the Earth?
What is the shape of the Earth?
Which imaginary line runs through the center of the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole?
Which imaginary line runs through the center of the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole?
How many hemispheres does the Earth have?
How many hemispheres does the Earth have?
What causes day and night on Earth?
What causes day and night on Earth?
What separates the northern and southern hemispheres of the Earth?
What separates the northern and southern hemispheres of the Earth?
How long does it take for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?
How long does it take for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?
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