Question 6 6. The asthenosphere is known from O (A) a low velocity zone in the upper mantle O (B) a high velocity zone in the upper mantle O (C) deep mantle rocks exhumed at mid ocean ridges (D) Pratts law estion 7 7. The Moho and the base of the lithosphere are the same O (A) true O (B) false Question 8 8. The low seismic velocity zone is caused by O a change in rigidity of the mantle in the asthenosphere O a change in mantle density associated with phase transformation O the transition from the crust o the mantle O all of the above
Question 6 6. The asthenosphere is known from O (A) a low velocity zone in the upper mantle O (B) a high velocity zone in the upper mantle O (C) deep mantle rocks exhumed at mid ocean ridges (D) Pratts law estion 7 7. The Moho and the base of the lithosphere are the same O (A) true O (B) false Question 8 8. The low seismic velocity zone is caused by O a change in rigidity of the mantle in the asthenosphere O a change in mantle density associated with phase transformation O the transition from the crust o the mantle O all of the above
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