Lithosphere Quiz

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• Divergent, Convergent, Transform

• Crust, Mantle, Core

• Divergent, Revergent, Convergent

• Crust, Convergent, Transform

Why does oceanic crust generally tend to subduct under continental crust when plates collide?

• Because continental crust is denser than oceanic crust

• Because oceanic crust is thicker than continental crust

• Because oceanic crust is denser than continental crust

• Because continental crust is denser than oceanic crust

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True or False: The mantle creates most of Earth's volume

• True

• False

Which boundary makes two plates slide?

• Transform

• Divergent

• Reform

• Convergent

Which differences in properties of Earth's crust and mantle are MOST responsible for tectonic activity?

• State and density

• Temperature and color

• Color and viscosity

• Temperature and viscosity (thickness)

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The lithosphere defines Earths ....

• Rocks

• Air/Gasses

• Water

• Living things

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Which boundary makes two plates divide?

• Reform

• Convergent

• Transform

• Divergent

What are the three main layers of the Earth?

• Convergent, Divergent, Transform

• Middle, Crust, Core

• Crust, Mantle Core

• Convergent, Crust, Core

True or False: Before the continental drift took place, there was a supercontinent named "Pangea"

• True

• False

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What makes plates tectonically active (moving)

• Viscosity

• Convection Currents

• Density

• Ocean Currents

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