Earth Science Lithosphere

Which is TRUE about the continental crust?

• It is thinner than oceanic crust

• It is denser than oceanic crust

• It is thicker but less dense than the oceanic crust

• It is thinner and more dense than the oceanic crust

Earth’s lithosphere is made up of what layer/s?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Crust and Mantle

• Crust and upper mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Where is the thickest part of the crust located?

• Along the ocean floor

• Mountain area

• Valley

• Deepest part of the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which is NOT true about the lithosphere?

• It has the same thickness everywhere

• It is the outermost part of the earth

• It is composed of the continents and the ocean floor

• It varies in thickness

Which of the following facts are NOT based on the picture?

• Continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust

• Oceanic crust is denser than the continental crust

• The layer below the crust is the upper mantle

• The Lithosphere is composed of the crust and the upper mantle

What do you call the broken segments that make up the lithosphere?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

• Plates

What do you call the theory about the movement of plates?

• plate motion

• plate run

• plate movement

• plate tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which is NOT a lithospheric plate?

• Indian plate

• Arctic plate

• African plate

• Philippine plate

What minor plate is found below the Eurasian plate?

• Indian plate

• Cocos plate

• African plate

• Nazca plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is NOT an effect of the tectonic plate?

• Earthquake

• Mountain building

• Formation of valley

• The temperature of the mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2