Environment_6

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

What do you call to the solid part of the Earth?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

• Lithosphere

The study of how Earth's lithospheric plates interact is called __________.

• weathering

• earth quakes

• bedrock

• plate tectonics

The pieces of Earth's crust that compose the lithosphere

• Tectonic plates
• Core
• Asthenosphere
• Fault

State three characteristics of the lithosphere. What is the first statement of the audio clip?

• The lithosphere is the solid crust or the hard top layer of the Earth.

• It is made up of rocks and minerals.

• It includes mountains, plateaus, and plains.

State three characteristics of the lithosphere. What is the second statement of the audio clip?

• The lithosphere is the solid crust or the hard top layer of the Earth.

• It is made up of rocks and minerals.

• It includes mountains, plateaus, and plains.

State three characteristics of the lithosphere. What is the third statement of the audio clip?

• The lithosphere is the solid crust or the hard top layer of the Earth.

• It is made up of rocks and minerals.

• It includes mountains, plateaus, and plains.

State three advantages of the lithosphere. What is the first statement of the audio clip?

• It provides us forests and grasslands for grazing.

• It provides land for agriculture and human settlements.

• It's a source of minerals.

State three advantages of the lithosphere. What is the second statement of the audio clip?

• It provides us forests and grasslands for grazing.

• It provides land for agriculture and human settlements.

• It's a source of minerals.

State three advantages of the lithosphere. What is the third statement of the audio clip?

• It provides us forests and grasslands for grazing.

• It provides land for agriculture and human settlements.

• It's a source of minerals.