Question

Which of the following would increase as you move from the crust to the inner core? (There is only one right answer-- highlight it.) Temperature and pressure Water level and pressure Plant life and temperature Sunlight and temperature

Answer 1

Temperature and pressure

Step-by-step explanation:

As you go down within the earth from the crust to the core, the temperature and pressure levels increases significantly.

The deeper one goes within the earth, the hotter and more pressurized it becomes.

• The reason for this is because of the increase in the overburden on the earth surface.
• As we move from a zone powered by the external heat engine, we launch into a phase dominated by internal processes.
• The internal processes are driven by the internal heat engine.
• The space here is confined and heat is not readily lost.
• Also, the overburden rock above increases the pressure as you go deeper.