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Study the diagram showing the range of temperature in the Earth’s layers.
Graph of Temperature of Earth apostrophe s Layers, showing start depth at 410 kilometers and start temperature at 1,000 degrees Celsius. As depth increases to 6,370 kilometers, temperature increases to over 6,000 degrees Celsius.
What does the diagram show about Earth’s interior?
The outer core is the hottest region.
The mantle is hotter than the outer core.
The continental crust is the coolest region.
The inner core is cooler than the lithosphere.
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Correct answer: The continental crust is the coolest region.
Explanation: the graph shows temperature increases with depth. The shallow continental crust (part of the lithosphere) is the coolest; temperatures rise through the mantle and reach their maximum in the inner core. Therefore the other statements are false (the inner core—not the outer core—is the hottest; the mantle is not hotter than the outer core; the inner core is far hotter than the lithosphere).
Explanation: the graph shows temperature increases with depth. The shallow continental crust (part of the lithosphere) is the coolest; temperatures rise through the mantle and reach their maximum in the inner core. Therefore the other statements are false (the inner core—not the outer core—is the hottest; the mantle is not hotter than the outer core; the inner core is far hotter than the lithosphere).
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