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PLATE TECTONICS-Types of Crust

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two (2) types of crust?

a)

oceanic

b)

continental

c)

mantle

d)

transform

2.

What best describes continental crust?

a)

thick and light

b)

thick and dense

c)

thin and dense

d)

thin and light

3.

The pieces of Earth's crust that compose the lithosphere

a)

Tectonic Plates

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Core

d)

Fault

4.

The Earth's lithosphere contains

a)

the upper mantle

b)

the continental crust

c)

the oceanic crust

d)

all are correct

5.

Which is TRUE about the continental crust?

a)

It is the thicker but less dense than oceanic crust

b)

it is thinner than oceanic crust

c)

it is denser than oceanic crust

d)

it is thinner and more dense than the oceanic crust

6.

Earth's lithosphere is made up of what layers?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Crust and Mantle

d)

Crust and Upper Mantle

7.

Where is the thickest part of the crust located?

a)

along the ocean floor

b)

deepest part of the ocean

c)

valley

d)

mountain

8.

Which is NOT true about lithosphere?

a)

It has the same thickness everywhere.

b)

It is composed the continents and the ocean floor

c)

It is the outermost part of the Earth.

d)

It varies in thickness.

9.

Which of the following facts is based on the picture?

a)

The lithosphere is composed of the crust and the upper mantle.

b)

Continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust.

c)

The layer below the crust is the upper mantle.

d)

Oceanic crust is denser than the continental crust.

10.

What best describes oceanic crust?

a)

thick and light

b)

thick and dense

c)

thin and dense

d)

thin and light