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WorksheetsPLATE TECTONICS-Types of Crust
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What are the two (2) types of crust?
oceanic
continental
mantle
transform
What best describes continental crust?
thick and light
thick and dense
thin and dense
thin and light
The pieces of Earth's crust that compose the lithosphere
Tectonic Plates
Asthenosphere
Core
Fault
The Earth's lithosphere contains
the upper mantle
the continental crust
the oceanic crust
all are correct
Which is TRUE about the continental crust?
It is the thicker but less dense than oceanic crust
it is thinner than oceanic crust
it is denser than oceanic crust
it is thinner and more dense than the oceanic crust
Earth's lithosphere is made up of what layers?
Crust
Mantle
Crust and Mantle
Crust and Upper Mantle
Where is the thickest part of the crust located?
along the ocean floor
deepest part of the ocean
valley
mountain
Which is NOT true about lithosphere?
It has the same thickness everywhere.
It is composed the continents and the ocean floor
It is the outermost part of the Earth.
It varies in thickness.
Which of the following facts is based on the picture?
The lithosphere is composed of the crust and the upper mantle.
Continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust.
The layer below the crust is the upper mantle.
Oceanic crust is denser than the continental crust.
What best describes oceanic crust?
thick and light
thick and dense
thin and dense
thin and light
