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Which statement best supports the theory that all the continents were once a single landmass?
convection currents in the asthenosphere
Rock and fossil correlation can be made where the continents appear to fit together.
Mantle
4 minutes and 40 seconds
stiffer mantle
3,600
5,000°C
the behavior of seismic waves in Earth’s interior
In which layer of Earth’s interior is the pressure inferred to be 1.0 million atmospheres?
convection currents in the asthenosphere
Rock and fossil correlation can be made where the continents appear to fit together.
Mantle
4 minutes and 40 seconds
stiffer mantle
3,600
5,000°C
the behavior of seismic waves in Earth’s interior
The movement of tectonic plates is inferred by many scientists to be driven by
convection currents in the asthenosphere
Rock and fossil correlation can be made where the continents appear to fit together.
Mantle
4 minutes and 40 seconds
stiffer mantle
3,600
5,000°C
the behavior of seismic waves in Earth’s interior
The asthenosphere is the partially solid part of which of Earth's layers?
convection currents in the asthenosphere
Rock and fossil correlation can be made where the continents appear to fit together.
Mantle
4 minutes and 40 seconds
stiffer mantle
3,600
5,000°C
the behavior of seismic waves in Earth’s interior
Most inferences about the characteristics of Earth’s mantle and core are based on
convection currents in the asthenosphere
Rock and fossil correlation can be made where the continents appear to fit together.
Mantle
4 minutes and 40 seconds
stiffer mantle
3,600
5,000°C
the behavior of seismic waves in Earth’s interior
The lag time between the P wave arrival and the S wave arrival time is 5 minutes. What is the approximate distance to the epicenter of this Earthquake?
convection currents in the asthenosphere
Rock and fossil correlation can be made where the continents appear to fit together.
Mantle
4 minutes and 40 seconds
stiffer mantle
3,600
5,000°C
the behavior of seismic waves in Earth’s interior
If the P wave arrived at 12:20:40 and the S wave arrived at 12:25:20, what is the lag time between them?
convection currents in the asthenosphere
Rock and fossil correlation can be made where the continents appear to fit together.
Mantle
4 minutes and 40 seconds
stiffer mantle
3,600
5,000°C
the behavior of seismic waves in Earth’s interior
What is the inferred temperature at the boundary between Earth’s stiffer mantle and outer core?
convection currents in the asthenosphere
Rock and fossil correlation can be made where the continents appear to fit together.
Mantle
4 minutes and 40 seconds
stiffer mantle
3,600
5,000°C
the behavior of seismic waves in Earth’s interior
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