Question 1
Which type of seismic waves are compressional (longitudinal) and propagate through both solid and liquid media in Earth's interior?
Correct Answer:
P waves (primary)
Question 2
Which seismic discontinuity separates Earth's crust from the upper mantle at an average depth of 30-40 km beneath continental areas?
Correct Answer:
Mohorovičić discontinuity (Moho)
Question 3
At which type of tectonic boundary is new oceanic lithosphere created through basaltic magmatism?
Correct Answer:
Divergent boundary or mid-ocean ridge
Question 4
Which volcanic (extrusive) igneous rock of mafic composition is the most abundant in the ocean basins?
Correct Answer:
Basalt
Question 5
What is the name of the inclined seismogenic zone that marks the descent of a subducted oceanic plate beneath another plate?
Correct Answer:
Benioff-Wadati zone
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