The lithosphere of Earth can be bent and broken,but will not flow because it ____________.
A) is too old
B) is too dense
C) is too cool
D) contains radioactive elements
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Q5: Continental lithosphere _.
A)is thicker than oceanic lithosphere
B)contains
Q5: Within the terminology of plate tectonics,an active
Q7: Consult the figure below.Most of the pushing
Q8: Earthquakes are most frequent near coastlines that
Q12: The theory of plate tectonics _.
A)incorporates continental
Q12: Deformed (bent,stretched,or cracked)lithosphere occurs _.
A)randomly over the
Q13: The thickness of oceanic lithosphere is _.
A)uniformly
Q14: According to the figure below,every plate boundary
Q15: All lithospheric plates are approximately the same
Q55: Tectonic plates move at rates that are
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