Plate Tectonics and Earth's Interior

Fill in the blank: Geosphere is also called the ______; all the solid and liquid rock in the interior and exterior of Earth.

• lithosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

Fill in the blank: Lithosphere Plate: large pieces of Earth's ______ that move.

• mantle

• inner core

• crust

• outer core

Fill in the blank: Plate Tectonics: the theory that explains the ______ and interactions of the lithospheric plates.

• movement

• formation

• destruction

• stability

Fill in the blank: Lithospheric Plates are actually made of both the ______ and very upper part of the mantle.

• crust

• core

• ocean

• atmosphere

Fill in the blank: Mantle: 2900 km thick; ______ rock; 870-4400°C.

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gaseous

• Plasma

Fill in the blank: Outer Core: 2300 km thick; ______ metals; 4400-6100°C.

• solid

• watery

• gaseous

• liquid

Fill in the blank: Inner Core: 2400 km thick; ______ metals; 7000-8000°C.

• solid

• plasma

• gases

• liquids

Fill in the blank: The mantle has the largest ______ range and has both solid and liquid rock.

• temperature

• pressure

• density

• volume

Fill in the blank: The inner core should be a ______ based on its temperature but is a ______ due to intense pressure.

• solid; liquid

• liquid; gas

• gas; solid

• liquid; solid

Earth's lithosphere is made up of​ continental​ and ​ oceanic crust. ​ Continental crust is _____ than oceanic crust.

• more dense and thinner

• less dense and thicker

• more dense and thicker

• less dense and thinner