Name ________________________
Block _______________
Worksheet: Inferred Properties pg 10 ESRT
1. Where is the MOHO? ___________________________________________________
2. What is the MOHO? ____________________________________________________
3. Where is the “rigid mantle” located? _______________________________________
4. What assumptions can be made about the rigid mantle compared to the plastic mantle?
5. What is another name for the plastic mantle? _________________________________
6. What is the density of the oceanic crust? _________ continental crust?
7. What is the topic/title of the middle graph section ? ___________________________
8. Pressure at the crust is __________ millions of atmosphere(s).
9. Pressure at the inner core is _________ millions of atmospheres.
10. At the boundary between the stiffer mantle and the outer core, the pressure is ________ millions of atmospheres.
11. What is the topic/title of the bottom graph section? ___________________________
12. What information occurs on the x axis of the graph? __________________________
13. How thick is the stiffer mantle? __________________________________________
14. What is the temperature at 3000 km? ______________________________________
15. The temperature of the inner core is _______________________________________
16. What is the temperature at the top of the stiffer mantle? _______________________
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