2. Lithosphere video

What is the lithosphere made of?

• A cool, rigid outer layer broken into massive plates

• A single solid plate

• A layer of gas

• A layer of water

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What is the process called when plates move past each other?

• Erosion

• Plate tectonics

• Photosynthesis

• Condensation

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What type of lithosphere does the Pacific Plate represent?

• Entirely continental

• None of the above

• Part oceanic and part continental

• Entirely oceanic

What lies above the asthenosphere?

• The crust

• The lithospheric mantle

• The ocean

• The core

What causes earthquakes according to the text?

• The movement of the ocean

• The fracturing and breaking of brittle rock

• The cooling of the lithosphere

• The melting of the mantle

How thick is the continental crust on average?

• 100 kilometers

• 40 kilometers

• 50 kilometers

• 8 kilometers

What is the main difference between oceanic and continental lithosphere?

• Continental lithosphere is hotter

• Oceanic lithosphere is denser

• Continental lithosphere is entirely made of iron

• Oceanic lithosphere is thicker

What type of boundary occurs where plates move apart from one another?

• Convergent

• Isolated

• Transform

• Divergent

Where do the world’s largest earthquakes occur?

• In the mantle

• Near convergent boundaries

• Inside continental plates

• At divergent boundaries

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What happens when two continental plates collide?

• They build mountains and plateaus

• They subduct like oceanic plates

• They create a new atmosphere

• They form a large ocean

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