Earth Interior

Which type of rocks are most common in continental crust?
Options:
1. Basalt
2. Granite
3. Peridotite
4. Gabbro
Option: B
Which type of rocks dominate the mantle?
Options:
1. Granite
2. Basalt
3. Peridotite
4. Gabbro
Option: C
The P wave shadow zone lies between which angular distances from the epicenter?
Options:
Option: B
Which part of the Earth is also called barysphere?
Options:
1. Crust
2. Mantle
3. Core
4. Asthenosphere
Option: C
Which part of Earth is called Lithosphere?
Options:
1. Crust and upper mantle
2. Entire mantle
3. Outer core
4. Inner core
Option: A
The lithosphere is generally broken into how many major plates?
Options:
1. 5
2. 7
3. 12
4. 20
Option: C
Which layer of Earth is also referred to as Mesosphere in some classifications?
Options:
1. Lower mantle
2. Asthenosphere
3. Inner core
4. Crust
Option: A
The thickness of the outer core is about?
Options:
1. 2200 km
2. 2900 km
3. 1200 km
4. 700 km
Option: A
The average density of the mantle is about?
Options:
1. 2.7 g cm-3
2. 3.3 to 5.4 g cm-3
3. 7 to 11 g cm-3
4. 11 g cm-3
Option: B
The asthenosphere is important because it is?
Options:
1. Rigid
2. Elastic
3. Plastic and ductile
4. Completely solid
Option: C
The Mohorovicic discontinuity separates?
Options:
1. Outer core and inner core
2. Crust and mantle
3. Mantle and core
4. Upper and lower mantle
Option: B
Which discontinuity is found at a depth of about 5150 km?
Options:
1. Conrad
2. Gutenberg
3. Lehmann
4. Moho
Option: C
The composition of continental crust is mainly?
Options:
1. SIAL
2. SIMA
3. Iron and Nickel
4. Magnesium oxide
Option: A
The composition of oceanic crust is mainly?
Options:
1. SIAL
2. SIMA
3. Iron and Nickel
4. Aluminium oxide
Option: B
Which seismic waves are most destructive during an earthquake?
Options:
1. P waves
2. S waves
3. Surface waves
4. Secondary waves
Option: C
Which zone inside the Earth is known as shadow zone?
Options:
Option: B
The innermost core is also called?
Options:
1. Lithosphere
2. Mesosphere
3. Barysphere
4. Centrosphere
Option: D
Which factor increases with depth inside the Earth?
Options:
1. Pressure only
2. Temperature only
3. Both pressure and temperature
4. Neither pressure nor temperature
Option: C
The density of the Earth as a whole is greater than the density of surface rocks. This proves the existence of?
Options:
1. Empty core
2. Heavy metals inside Earth
3. Very thick crust
4. Water layer inside E
Option: B
Which method is most useful for estimating temperature inside the Earth?
Options:
1. Borehole drilling
2. Magnetic survey
3. Gravity method
4. Seismic waves
Option: A

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Earth Interior

Which type of rocks are most common in continental crust?

Options:

Which type of rocks dominate the mantle?

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The P wave shadow zone lies between which angular distances from the epicenter?

Options:

Which part of the Earth is also called barysphere?

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Which part of Earth is called Lithosphere?

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The lithosphere is generally broken into how many major plates?

Options:

Which layer of Earth is also referred to as Mesosphere in some classifications?

Options:

The thickness of the outer core is about?

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The average density of the mantle is about?

Options:

The asthenosphere is important because it is?

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The Mohorovicic discontinuity separates?

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Which discontinuity is found at a depth of about 5150 km?

Options:

The composition of continental crust is mainly?

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The composition of oceanic crust is mainly?

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Which seismic waves are most destructive during an earthquake?

Options:

Which zone inside the Earth is known as shadow zone?

Options:

The innermost core is also called?

Options:

Which factor increases with depth inside the Earth?

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The density of the Earth as a whole is greater than the density of surface rocks. This proves the existence of?

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Which method is most useful for estimating temperature inside the Earth?

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