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Gold mines in South Africa, the deepest mines, reach a depth of about:Read the answer and worked solution →The deepest drill, at Kola, has reached a depth of:Read the answer and worked solution →Gravity on the earth's surface is greater near the:Read the answer and worked solution →The point inside the earth where earthquake energy is released is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The point on the surface nearest to the focus is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which earthquake body waves arrive first at the surface?Read the answer and worked solution →S-waves can travel only through which kind of material?Read the answer and worked solution →P-waves vibrate in which direction relative to the wave's travel?Read the answer and worked solution →Which type of earthquake wave is the most destructive?Read the answer and worked solution →The shadow zone where neither P nor S-waves are recorded lies between which angles from the epicentre?Read the answer and worked solution →The S-wave shadow zone covers a little over what share of the earth's surface?Read the answer and worked solution →The most common earthquakes, caused by rocks sliding along a fault, are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Earthquakes in the areas of large dams are called:Read the answer and worked solution →The earthquake magnitude scale, expressed in numbers 0 to 10, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The intensity scale of earthquakes is named after which Italian seismologist?Read the answer and worked solution →The mean thickness of oceanic crust is about:Read the answer and worked solution →The mantle extends from Moho's discontinuity to a depth of about:Read the answer and worked solution →The upper mantle layer whose name means weak is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The core of the earth is mostly made of nickel and iron and is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Hawaiian volcanoes are the most famous examples of which type?Read the answer and worked solution →The Deccan Traps of Maharashtra are an example of:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the earthquake typesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the earth's layersRead the answer and worked solution →Run the depthsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the intrusive formsRead the answer and worked solution →P-wave or S-waveRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the volcano typesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Earth interior bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Continents cover what share of the earth's surface?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Gold mines in South Africa, the deepest mines, reach a depth of about:

  1. 1 to 2 km
  2. 3 to 4 km
  3. 12 to 14 km
  4. 30 to 40 km
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Correct answer: B. 3 to 4 km

1. Beyond that it is too hot to dig. 2. The mines are 3 to 4 km deep. 3. Drilling projects go deeper than mines. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 3, Interior of the Earth._

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The deepest drill, at Kola, has reached a depth of:

  1. 12 km
  2. 4 km
  3. 30 km
  4. 70 km
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Correct answer: A. 12 km

1. It lies in the Arctic Ocean region. 2. Kola reached 12 km. 3. Samples from different depths were analysed. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 3, Interior of the Earth._

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Gravity on the earth's surface is greater near the:

  1. Oceans
  2. Poles
  3. Equator
  4. Tropics
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Correct answer: B. Poles

1. The equator is farther from the centre. 2. Gravity is greater near the poles. 3. Uneven mass also alters gravity readings. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 3, Interior of the Earth._

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