The Lithosphere

What does plate tectonics explain?

• The movement of the Earth's atmosphere

• The movement of the Earth's lithosphere

• The formation of mountains

• The composition of the Earth's core

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How are plate tectonics and earthquakes related?

• Plate tectonics cause earthquakes

• Plate tectonics and earthquakes have no relation

• Earthquakes cause plate tectonics

• Plate tectonics and earthquakes are closely related

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What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

• Divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and transform boundaries

• Oceanic boundaries, continental boundaries, and transform boundaries

• Subduction boundaries, collision boundaries, and transform boundaries

• Trench boundaries, rift boundaries, and transform boundaries

What is the main location where most earthquakes occur?

• Volcanoes

• Mountains

• Plate boundaries

• Ocean trenches

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Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Divergent Boundary

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(b) Convergent Boundary

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(c) Convergent Subductive Boundary

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(d) Transform Boundary

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Earth's thin outer layer

• Erosion
• Magma
• Crust
• Core

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The pieces of Earth's crust that compose the lithosphere

• Tectonic plates
• Core
• Asthenosphere
• Fault

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A break in Earth's crust

• Mantle
• Ozone
• Fault
• Volcano

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Layer of Earth between the crust and the core

• Granite
• Mantle
• Lithosphere
• Upper crust

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The energy released by an earthquake occurs in the form of

• volcanic eruptions
• seismic waves
• faults
• magnitude

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