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Geology general knowledge

Answer these random geology questions
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Last updated: February 25, 2020
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Boundary between the Lithosphere and Astenosphere
Mohorovicic
Speed of sound in water [m/s]
1500
Term for the formation of mountains through plate tectonics
Orogeny
Radius of the earth [km]
6370
Half-life of 14C [a]
5728
Average thickness of oceanic crust [km]
7
Term for the mapping of the sea-floor
Bathymetry
Largest mass extinction event
Perm-trias
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Rock formed by an impact event
Suevite
Age of the earth [Ga]
4,57
Distance between the peak of Everest and the Challenger deep [m]
19832
Famous scottish geologist known for metamorphic petrology
George Barrow
average geothermal gradient [°C/km]
30
Famous german Research Vessel (Icebreaker)
Polarstern
Divergent plate boundary
Mid oceanic ridge
LauraCamus
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Level 73
Sep 4, 2021
The MOHO is the boundary between the crust and the mantle, not the lithosphere and asthenosphere !!
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