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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
Where is the thickest part of the crust located?
Along the ocean floor
Mountain area
Valley
Deepest part of the ocean
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
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
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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