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Earths Interior Temperature and Pressure Multiple Choice Test

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Earths Interior Temperature and Pressure

Use your knowledge of Earth science to answer all questions in the data set. You will need your Earth Science reference tables and a calculator to answer some of the questions. Good Luck.

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In which area of Earth's interior is the pressure most likely to be 2.5 million atmospheres?

The temperature of the asthenosphere at the depth where melting first occurs is inferred to be approximately

Point X is located in which Earth layer?

Which temperature is inferred to exist in Earth’s plastic mantle?

In which layer of Earth’s interior is the pressure inferred to be 1.0 million atmospheres?

The source of energy for the high temperatures found deep within the Earth is

As depth within the Earth's interior increases, the

A part of which zone of the Earth's interior is inferred to have a density of 10.0 grams per cubic centimeter?

What is the inferred temperature at the boundary between Earth’s stiffer mantle and outer core?

The pressure at the interface between the mantle and the outer core of Earth is inferred to be approximately

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