Lithosphere
UNIT 3: Study
Questions
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ACTIVITY 3.00: What are the parts of the Earth’s lithosphere?
1. The “solid” parts of earth are:
a. crust and lithosphere
b. upper mantle and lithosphere
c. crust and upper mantle
d. oceanic crust and continental crust
2. What is the proper order of layers in the Earth starting from the top?
a. upper mantle, crust, lithosphere
b. crust, upper mantle, lithosphere
c. lithosphere, upper mantle, crust
d. crust, lithosphere, upper mantle
3. How thick is the Earth’s outermost layer?
a. 30-40 km
b. 5 -70 km
c. 60-90 km
d. 70-120 km
4. What are the two kinds of crust? ___________________ and _________________
5. What is the difference between the oceanic crust and continental crust?
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6. What 8 elements are in the layer of crust? Write their names and percentages.
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7. What causes the Earth's plates to move? _________________________________
8. Why do we have earthquakes?
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