1. Write down the chemical composition of the earth.
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2. briefly describe the layers and the sub layers of the earth structure. 5
3.MCQ (10*½) = 5
1. What are the three main layers of the Earth?
A) Core, Crust, Mantle
B) Crust, Atmosphere, Core
C) Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Core
D) Crust, Soil, Core
2. Which is the outermost layer of the Earth?
A) Core
B) Mantle
C) Crust
D) Lithosphere
3. Which layer of the Earth is made up of molten rock?
A) Inner Core
B) Mantle
C) Crust
D) Lithosphere
4. What is the innermost part of the Earth called
A) Outer Core
B) Mantle
C) Crust
D) Inner Core
5. Which layer is responsible for Earth’s magnetic field?
A) Crust
B) Mantle
C) Outer Core
D) Inner Core
6. Which of these layers is solid?
A) Inner Core
B) Outer Core
C) Mantle
D) Asthenosphere
7. The Earth's crust is made up of:
A) Only basalt
B) Only granite
C) Rocks and minerals
D) Iron and nickel
8. The mantle extends to a depth of about:
A) 30 km
B) 2900 km
C) 5100 km
D) 100 km
9. What separates the crust from the mantle?
A) Inner core
B) Asthenosphere
C) Moho (Mohorovičić discontinuity)
D) Lithosphere
10. The thickest layer of the Earth is:
A) Crust
B) Mantle
C) Outer Core
D) Inner Core
4. what is SIAL & SIMA? (½ +½)=1
5.what happens to P & S waves at Gutenberg Discontinuity? 2
6. write down 2 differences of crust and core? 2
