Earth interior

The most abundant element in the earth's crust is ________

• Si

• O

• Fe

• Mg

The most abundant mineral in the earth's crust is ____________

• quartz

• granite

• feldspar

• basalt

The ductile part of the earth's interior, the aesthenosphere, is located in the ___

• upper mantle

• lower mantle

• crust

• core

The Guttenberg discontinuity is the boundary between ____

• Crust and Mantle

• Mantle and Core

• Outer core and Inner core

The continental crust is darker and heavier than the oceanic crust.

• True

• False

The upper mantle is composed principally of ___

• quartz, olivine

• olivine, pyroxene

• feldspar, quartz

• pyroxene, quartz

P wave can travel through Solid and Liquid medium

• True

• False

Felsic rocks are light coloured rocks with high ferromagnesiam mineral content

• True

• False

The continental crust is mostly composed of igneous rocks, of the type___

• basalt

• granite

• peridotite

• gabbro

The most abundant mineral in the earth, bridgmanite, is found in _______

• upper mantle

• crust

• lower mantle

• core