Which of the following is not a true statement about the Earth's geosphere?
A) The geosphere consists of the core, mantle, and surface
B) The densest section of the geosphere is the Earth's mantle where convention occurs
C) The geosphere consists of the core, mantle, and surface known as crust
D) Below a depth of 100 kilometers, the mantle is hot allowing rocks to be more plastic-like
E) The core consists primarily of iron and nickel that sunk to the interior of the Earth because these elements are dense
F) Lighter elements rose to toward the Earth's surface creating less dense crust
G) The pressure deep inside the Earth allows the inner core to be solid even though the temperature is hotter than the outer core

Question

Which of the following is not a true statement about the Earth's geosphere? 
A) The geosphere consists of the core, mantle, and surface
B) The densest section of the geosphere is the Earth's mantle where convention occurs
C) The geosphere consists of the core, mantle, and surface known as crust
D) Below a depth of 100 kilometers, the mantle is hot allowing rocks to be more plastic-like
E) The core consists primarily of iron and nickel that sunk to the interior of the Earth because these elements are dense
F) Lighter elements rose to toward the Earth's surface creating less dense crust
G) The pressure deep inside the Earth allows the inner core to be solid even though the temperature is hotter than the outer core

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The densest section of the geosphere is actually the Earth's core, not the mantle. The mantle is less dense than the core, but is still denser than the crust.

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