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1
Q

depth of the continental crust

A

60km

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2
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upper mantle extends to

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670km

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3
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lower mantle extends up to

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2900km

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4
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aesthenosphere extends up to

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10,000km

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5
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outer core extends up to

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5150km

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6
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inner core extends upto

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6370km

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7
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the percentage of the crust of the total land mass

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1/

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8
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temprature of the core

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6000’c

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9
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intrusive igneous rocks

A

diorite, gabbro, granite, pegmatite, and peridotite.

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10
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extrusive igneous rock

A

pumice
lava rock
basault
andesite, and obsidian.

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11
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sedimentary rocks

A

limestone
coal
sandstone
chalk

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12
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metamorphic rocks

A

granite - gneiss
limestone - marble
sandstone - quartz
schist- shale

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13
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blackish acidic rocks

A

dabbro

dollerite

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14
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acidic igneous rocks

A

granite light colour

>fe and mg

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15
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intermediate igneous rocks

A

diorite

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16
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chemically acidic igneous rocks

A

obsidian

granite

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17
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chemically basic igeneous rocks

A

basalt

gabbro

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18
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chemically intermediate igneous rocks

A

andersite

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19
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chemically para basic rocks igneous rocks

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peridotite

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20
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chemically sedimentary rocks

A

iron rock - hematite,Limonite
silicate - fire stone
chloride - salt ,salt rock

21
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organic sedimentary rocks

A

calcareous - carbonate, dolomite

carbonaceous - peat,coal

22
Q

Si mag layer

A

Basaults
Thick high dencity
Dark colour
Oceanic crust

23
Q

Mantle concits with

A

(Si)

Fe and mg

24
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Granite becomes

25
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Limestone becomes

26
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Sandstone

27
Q

Contains in soil

A

Chemicak compound
Organic matter
Gasses water
Flora and fauna

28
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Component in soil

A

Rocks minerals air water

29
Q

Soluble minerals in soil

A

Fe o2 al si

30
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Texture of clay

31
Q

Silt texture

A

0.05 - 0.0002

32
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Pebbles

33
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ocean crust depth

continental crust depth

34
Q

the earth temperature increases by

A

25 .c per Km

35
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at the core temprature

36
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earth center pressure

37
Q

Acid rock SI content

fe content

A

65% more than

20-25%

38
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basic igneous rock SI content

Fe content

A

less than 55%

45%

39
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intermedeatery SI content

40
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ultra basic igneous rock SI

41
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% of volcanoes and earthquake in pacific ocean

42
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wheres st helens volcano located

43
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Mona loa located in

44
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keckla located in

45
Q

erosional landforms in dessert

A

mesa
butte
ventifacts

46
Q

continental erosional landforms

A

roschmutonne
nunatacks
fjords

47
Q

erosional landfroms through waves

A

promontory

48
Q

limestone erosional lnadforms

A 
lapies
ponore
hums
doline
uvala
49
Q

types of landslides

A 
creeping
falling
sliding
rolling
flowing

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