Quiz on Lithospheric Plates

The lithospheric plates are of two types. Which is the thickest type?

• oceanic plate

• continental plate

• convergent plate

• divergent plate

In which layer of the earth is the lithosphere located?

• lowermost part of the mantle and crust

• in the inner core

• at the outer core

• upmost part of the mantle and crust

The plates move slowly but, constantly and this movement is called tectonics and is therefore explained by this specific theory

• big bang theory

• origin of the universe

• theory of timeline

• plate tectonic theory

We know about the different existing continents. Scientists/experts concluded that it is from a big land mass called

• Laurasia

• Gondwana

• Pantalasia

• Pangaea

It seems that the crust and the upper layer of the mantle moves together and form plates on Earth on what particular layer?

• crust

• mantle

• lithosphere

• core

These were formed when the Indian Plate crushed into the Eurasian Plate

• Himalayan Mountains

• Sierra Madre

• Mayon Volcano

• Mount Fuji

The crust is thickest in a part where a relatively young mountain is present and thinnest along the ocean floor.

• true

• false

• Partially true

• Partially false

Which is the thicker but less dense crust?

• Oceanic crust

• Continental crust

• Asthenosphere

• mantle

It is found under the sea, heavier and much thinner and about 8 to 10 kilometers (5 to 6 mi) thick.

• Oceanic crust

• Continental crust

• Asthenosphere

• mantle

Approximately how many lithospheric plates are there?

• about 3

• about 6

• about 12

• about 24