What is the temperature at the center of the Earth compared to the surface of the Sun?

Earth's Internal Heat and Processes

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Cooler than the surface of the Sun
Same as the surface of the Sun
Hotter than the surface of the Sun
Cannot be compared
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a primary source of Earth's internal heat?
Radioactive decay
Ocean currents
Solar radiation
Wind energy
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is primordial heat?
Heat from ocean currents
Heat left over from Earth's formation
Heat from the Sun
Heat from volcanic eruptions
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is heat primarily transferred through the Earth's outer core?
Convection
Diffusion
Conduction
Radiation
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary method of heat transfer in the mantle?
Diffusion
Convection
Radiation
Conduction
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the mantle rock behave due to extreme temperature and pressure?
It becomes liquid
It becomes plastic
It becomes gaseous
It becomes brittle
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to mantle material as it cools at the top of the mantle?
It solidifies completely
It rises further
It becomes gaseous
It moves horizontally and sinks
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