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Which two Earth layers are separated by the Moho boundary?

• rigid mantle and plastic mantle

• outer core and stiffer mantle

• stiffer mantle and asthenosphere

• crust and rigid mantle

The pressure at a depth of 5100km is inferred to be approximately...

• 0.2 million atmosphere

• 1.5 million atmospheres

• 3.1 million atmospheres

• 3.6 million atmospheres

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The inferred temperature and pressure of Earth’s interior at a depth of 3,000 kilometers are approximately

• 1000°C and 0.5 million atmospheres

• 1000°C and 1.0 million atmospheres

• 5000°C and 1.5 million atmospheres

• 5000°C and 3.0 million atmospheres

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Which combination of temperature and pressure is inferred to occur within Earth’s stiffer mantle?

• 3500°C and 0.4 million atmospheres

• 3500°C and 2.0 million atmospheres

• 5500°C and 0.4 million atmospheres

• 5500°C and 2.0 million atmospheres

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According to the Earth Science Reference Tables, as the depth within the Earth's interior increases, the

• density, temperature, and pressure increase

• density, temperature, and pressure decrease

• density and temperature increase, but pressure decreases

• density increases, but temperature and pressure decrease

The diagram represents a model of Earth’s surface and internal structure. Letters A, B, C, and D represent four different layers. Some depths below Earth’s surface are shown. Which Earth layer is inferred to be composed of solid nickel and iron?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Name the layer where the pressure is 2.4 million atmospheres

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Stiffer mantle

• Outer core

In which area of Earth’s interior is the pressure most likely to be 1.2 million atmospheres?

• Asthenosphere

• Stiffer Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

The diagram represents the movement of the mantle under the earth's crust. Which process is represented by the diagram?

• rotation

• conduction

• radiation

• convection

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The convection currents responsible for moving tectonic plates occur in which Earth layer?

• crust

• rigid mantle

• stiffer mantle

• asthenosphere