Topic 4 Lesson 2: Plate Tectonics and Earth's Surface

What is Earth's lithosphere broken into?

• plates

• continents

• oceans

• mountains

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Plates move slowly and ________.

• constantly

• rarely

• suddenly

• never

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Movement of plates is caused by forces within the ________.

• mantle

• crust

• core

• atmosphere

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Tectonic refers to Earth's ________ and large-scale processes.

• crust

• atmosphere

• core

• oceans

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Plates move because of ________ currents in the mantle.

• convection

• radiation

• conduction

• magnetic

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Convection is movement caused by ________ differences.

• temperature

• pressure

• density

• volume

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Solid rock in the mantle flows in ________-moving currents.

• slow

• fast

• random

• zigzag

Which type of crust is dense and found at the ocean bottom?

• Oceanic crust

• Continental crust

Which type of crust is less dense, thicker, and above sea level?

• Oceanic crust

• Continental crust

Plates can have one or both types of ________.

• crust

• mantle

• core

• lava

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