Layers of the Earth & Plate Tectonics

What is the Lithosphere?

• The Lithosphere is the layer of the atmosphere closest to the Earth's surface.
• The Lithosphere is the rigid outer part of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
• The Lithosphere is the liquid layer beneath the Earth's crust.
• The Lithosphere is the layer of the Earth composed of water and ice.

What layers make up the Lithosphere?

• Mantle and outer core
• Crust and upper mantle
• Crust and lower mantle
• Inner core and asthenosphere

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Where is the Asthenosphere?

• On the surface of the lithosphere
• Beneath the lithosphere
• Above the mesosphere
• Inside the Earth's core

What makes the lithospheric plates move?

• Gravitational pull from the moon
• Global warming
• Alien technology
• Convection currents in the asthenosphere

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What happens to temperature, pressure and density as depth within Earth’s layers increases?

• Temperature, pressure, and density increase
• Temperature decreases, pressure increases, density remains constant
• Temperature remains constant, pressure decreases, density increases
• Temperature increases, pressure remains constant, density decreases

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Who is Alfred Wegner and what is his theory called?

• Alfred Wegner discovered the theory of plate tectonics.
• Alfred Wegner's theory is called the theory of ocean currents.
• Alfred Wegener's theory is called the theory of continental drift.
• Alfred Wegner's theory is known as the theory of mountain formation.

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What is continental drift?

• The theory that Earth's continents have moved over geologic time due to the movement of tectonic plates.
• The theory that Earth's continents are fixed and never move
• The belief that continental drift is caused by volcanic eruptions
• The idea that continents drift due to the gravitational pull of the moon

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What is Pangea?

• Pangea is a type of flower
• Pangea is a new social media platform
• Pangea was a moon
• Pangea was a supercontinent

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Who was Harry Hess and what was his theory?

• Harry Hess was a musician who popularized the theory of seafloor spreading.
• Harry Hess was a chef who invented the theory of seafloor spreading.
• Harry Hess was a geologist who proposed the theory of seafloor spreading.
• Harry Hess was an astronaut who discovered the theory of seafloor spreading.

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What is plate tectonics?

• Plate tectonics is the study of different types of plates used in cooking
• Plate tectonics is a type of dishware used in fancy restaurants
• Plate tectonics is a new type of smartphone technology
• Plate tectonics is the scientific theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several large plates that float and move on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them.

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