Earth's Interior Regents Practice Question Preview (ID: 36208)


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Which layer of the mantle is part of the lithosphere?
a) Rigid Mantle
b) Asthenosphere (plastic mantle)
c) Stiffer Mantle
d) None of the above

Which layer of the Earth is liquid?
a) Lithosphere
b) Asthenosphere
c) Outer Core
d) Inner Core

You are at a location with a density of 10 g/cm3. Where are you?
a) Asthenosphere
b) Stiffer Mantle
c) Outer Core
d) Inner Core

Which layers of the Earth are made of metal?
a) The Lithosphere and the asthenosphere
b) The Stiffer Mantle and the Inner Core
c) The Asthenosphere and the Outer Core
d) The Inner core and the Outer core

What is the temperature at a depth of 5,000 km?
a) 2,000 C
b) 3,000 C
c) 5,400 C
d) 6,300 C

How do the pressure and temperature change with increasing depth inside the Earth's interior?
a) Pressure and temperature both increase.
b) Pressure increases, but temperature decreases.
c) Pressure decreases, but temperature increases.
d) Pressure and Temperature both decrease.

At a depth of 3,000 km, which layer of the Earth are you in?
a) Asthenosphere
b) Stiffer Mantle
c) Outer Core
d) Inner Core

What is the pressure at the boundary between the Mantle and the Core?
a) 1 million atm
b) 1.5 million atm
c) 2 .5 million atm
d) 3 million atm

What type of heat transfer occurs inside the Earth to create currents in the asthenosphere?
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) Reflection

Which layer of the Earth contains most of the Earth's volume?
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Outer Core
d) Inner Core

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