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What is the thickness of the lithosphere from the mantle to the upper crust?
What is the thickness of the lithosphere from the mantle to the upper crust?
- 10 km
- 700 km
- 670 km (correct)
- 200 km
What does the term 'lithosphere' primarily refer to?
What does the term 'lithosphere' primarily refer to?
- The water bodies on Earth
- The Earth's core
- The outermost layer of the Earth (correct)
- The atmosphere of the Earth
What does the term 'hydrosphere' refer to?
What does the term 'hydrosphere' refer to?
- The water elements on Earth (correct)
- The Earth's atmosphere
- The Earth's lithosphere
- The Earth's core
What is the approximate average height of the land above the sea level?
What is the approximate average height of the land above the sea level?
What is the primary material that forms the continents and ocean floors?
What is the primary material that forms the continents and ocean floors?