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Question 1
Which type of seismic body wave is compressional (longitudinal), travels fastest through the Earth, and can propagate through both solid and liquid layers?
Correct Answer:
P waves (Primary waves)
Question 2
Which seismic discontinuity marks the boundary between Earth's crust and the uppermost mantle?
Correct Answer:
Mohorovičić (Moho) discontinuity
Question 3
What key mechanical property distinguishes the lithosphere from the underlying asthenosphere?
Correct Answer:
The lithosphere is rigid and brittle, whereas the asthenosphere is ductile and capable of slow plastic flow.
Question 4
At mid-ocean ridges, what geological process accounts for the formation of new oceanic lithosphere?
Correct Answer:
Decompressional melting of ascending mantle peridotite generating basaltic magma
Question 5
In an oceanic-continental subduction zone, why does the oceanic plate subduct beneath the continental plate?
Correct Answer:
Oceanic lithosphere is denser and thinner than continental lithosphere.
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