Earth Subsystems

Question 1

Transitional boundary that divides the crust and upper mantle

Answer 1

Mohorovicic discontinuity

Question 2

Mohorovicic discontinuity was discovered by who and when?

Answer 2

Andrija Mohorovicic 1909

Question 3

Elements found in Crust

Answer 3

Oxygen
Iron
Aluminum
Magnesium
Calcium
Sodium
Potassium
Silicon

Question 4

Sublayer directly below the crust and above upper mantle

Answer 4

Asthenosphere

Question 5

What is the Mantle made up of?

Answer 5

Silicate rocks

Question 6

How much does the mantle make up?

Answer 6

84% of the volume of our planet

Question 7

Rocks embedded or trapped in rocks that come straight from the volcano

Answer 7

Xenoliths

Question 8

Gutenberg Discontinuity was discovered by who and when?

Answer 8

Beno Gutenburg 1913

Question 9

Transitional boundary between the lower mantle and the outer core.

Answer 9

Gutenberg Discontinuity

Question 10

What is core made out of?

Answer 10

Iron and nickel

Question 11

The primary source of the earth’s magnetic field

Answer 11

Iron

Question 12

Transitional boundary that divides the outer core and inner core.

Answer 12

Lehman Discontinuity

Question 13

Lehman Discontinuity was discovered by who and when?

Answer 13

Inge Lehman 1929

Question 14

Encompasses all the water found on earth

Answer 14

Hydrosphere

Question 15

How much percentage does the water cover earth?

Answer 15

70%

Question 16

This circulation is made possible by the interaction of energy and matter

Answer 16

Hydrological Cycle

Question 17

How much percentage of the World’s water is considered potable?

Answer 17

3%