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Which layer of the Earth is composed of a series of plates that float on the mantle?
Which layer of the Earth is composed of a series of plates that float on the mantle?
- Crust (correct)
- Mantle
- Core
- Asthenosphere
What causes the movement of the plates in the Earth's lithosphere?
What causes the movement of the plates in the Earth's lithosphere?
- Gravity
- Convection of the mantle (correct)
- Magnetic forces
- Tidal forces
At what rate do the plates in the Earth's lithosphere move?
At what rate do the plates in the Earth's lithosphere move?
- 2 to 4 centimeters per year
- 0 to 2 centimeters per year
- 10 to 15 centimeters per year
- 5 to 10 centimeters per year (correct)
What are the three main ways in which the plates in the Earth's lithosphere move?
What are the three main ways in which the plates in the Earth's lithosphere move?
What landforms are created by the steady pressure of the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate?
What landforms are created by the steady pressure of the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate?
Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past one another?
Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past one another?
What landforms are created by the convergent boundary between the African Plate and the Arabian Plate?
What landforms are created by the convergent boundary between the African Plate and the Arabian Plate?
What is the primary cause of plate movement in the Earth's lithosphere?
What is the primary cause of plate movement in the Earth's lithosphere?
Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates pushing against each other?
Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates pushing against each other?
What is the approximate rate at which the plates in the Earth's lithosphere move?
What is the approximate rate at which the plates in the Earth's lithosphere move?
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