ASVAB General Science Structure of the Earth Practice Test 103952

Question 2 of 5
Mantle

Mantle makes up 84% of the Earth's volume and has an average thickness of approximately 1,800 miles (2,900 km). It is dense, hot, and primarily solid although in places it behaves more like a viscous fluid as the plates of the upper mantle and crust gradually "float" along its circumference.

Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?

hot

dense

all of these

makes up most of Earth's volume