alleryStart learning →The most easily available direct source of earth material is:
AMeteor fragments only
BDeep ocean vents
CSurface and mined rock
DVolcanic lightning
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Surface and mined rock
1. Scientists read the interior partly from what they can touch.
2. The most easily available solid material is surface rock,
3. and the rocks brought up from mining areas.
_Source: syllabus Geography, Ch 3 'Interior of the Earth' (kegy203)_
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