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Lithosphere and Asthenosphere Quiz
1) The lithosphere and asthenosphere are both part of this layer.
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Core
d) None of the above
2) This layer is made up of both the crust and uppermost mantle.
a) Asthenosphere
b) Mesosphere
c) Lithosphere
d) None of the above
3) The main characteristics of the lithosphere are that it is a
a) Brittle solid.
b) Solid that can behave plastically.
c) Liquid.
d) None of these.
4) The main characteristics of the asthenosphere are that it is a
a) Brittle solid.
b) Solid that can behave plastically.
c) Liquid.
d) None of these.
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5) How are the crust and lithosphere different from each other?
a) The lithosphere is in the mantle and the crust is the crust.
b) The lithosphere is a solid that can behave plastically and the crust is brittle.
c) The crust is made of rocks of more different compositions than the lithosphere.
d) The lithosphere includes the crust and also the uppermost mantle.
6) The lithosphere rides on the asthenosphere.
a) True
b) False
7) Earth’s plates are above this layer of the mantle.
a) Lithosphere
b) Asthenosphere
c) Both layers
d) None of these layers
8) Why do scientists need the terms crust, mantle and core, and also lithosphere
and asthenosphere?
a) The first are based on composition, the second are based on mechanical properties.
b) The first divide mafic materials and the second divide felsic materials.
c) The first are based on knowledge from seismic waves and the second from meteorites.
d) To make it sound more scientific.
9) Stresses on the lithosphere may cause it to break and cause an earthquake.
a) True
b) False
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10) Scientists need the terms crust, mantle and core and also lithosphere and
asthenosphere because the first is based on mechanical properties and the second is
based on composition.
a) True
b) False
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