Internal Structure Of Earth Quiz 3 (7 MCQs)

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1. Core has a pressure of ..... times greater than the atmospheric pressure ..... billion.

Correct Answer: C) 3.

2. Continental crust consists of ..... rocks.

Correct Answer: A) Granite.

3. According to Jaffery's division the 3rd layer is made up of .....

Correct Answer: D) Diorite & Thicklite.

4. The proportion of ..... rocks decreases with depth.

Correct Answer: A) Silicon.

5. For every 108 feet descent bellow the surface of earth temperature rises for .....

Correct Answer: A) 1.8.

6. Hanging valleys are formed by the action of:

Correct Answer: A) Moving ice.

7. Just beneath the rigid lithosphere a soft layer of upper mental is called:

Correct Answer: C) Asthenosphere.