Continental lithosphere ________.
A) is thicker than oceanic lithosphere
B) contains more mafic rocks than oceanic lithosphere
C) is denser than oceanic lithosphere
D) contains no crustal material,consisting solely of lithified upper mantle
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Q2: Broad,sediment-covered continental shelves are found along
A) active
Q2: The lithosphere of Earth will not flow
Q3: Earthquakes occur most frequently near _ margins.
A)
Q6: Deformed (bent,stretched,or cracked)lithosphere occurs _.
A)randomly over the
Q7: Unlike the lithosphere,the asthenosphere
A) is able to
Q7: In the scope of plate tectonics,an active
Q8: According to Archimedes' principle of buoyancy,an iceberg
Q14: Compared to typical oceanic lithosphere,the thickness of
Q20: The thickness of oceanic lithosphere is
A) nearly
Q40: The youngest sea floor is typically found
A)
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