Question 1
Which mechanical layer of Earth's interior is composed of rigid, brittle rock and includes both the crust and the uppermost solid mantle?
Correct Answer:
Lithosphere
Question 2
Which type of seismic body wave travels fastest through Earth's interior and can propagate through both solid and liquid media?
Correct Answer:
Primary (P) waves
Question 3
The Mohorovičić discontinuity (Moho) marks the seismic boundary between which two compositional layers of Earth?
Correct Answer:
Crust and mantle
Question 4
At which type of plate boundary is new oceanic lithosphere continuously created by mantle upwelling and basaltic magmatism?
Correct Answer:
Divergent boundary
Question 5
What type of geological fault is produced by tensional stress, resulting in the hanging wall moving downward relative to the footwall?
Correct Answer:
Normal fault
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Balearic PAU Geology & Env Sci Practice Questions - Balearic Islands PAU Geology and Environmental Sciences (Geologia i Ciències Ambientals 2o Bachillerato UIB 2026) Exam

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