Continental Drift Theory
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Q. What are lithospheric plates?
- Irregularly shaped pieces, primarily made up of the crust of the Earth that contain the continents and the ocean floor.
- Irregularly shaped pieces, primarily made up of the core of the Earth that contain the continents and the ocean floor.
- Circular plates primarily made up of the crust of the Earth, that contain the continents and the ocean floor.
- Irregularly shaped pieces, primarily made up of the core of the Earth that contain the continents only.
Q. Lithosphere is divided into pieces known as .
- tectonic plates
- mountain bases
- landforms
- valleys
Q. Which among the following statements could explain that the continental crust is thicker than the oceanic crust?
- Crust has only one layer.
- Oceans are shallow.
- Rivers are long.
- Oceans are deep.
Q. Every year, the lithospheric plates of the Earth move by a _______________.
- few centimetres
- few feet
- few metres
- few millimetres
Q. Lithosphere is divided into pieces known as .
- tectonic plates
- mountain bases
- landforms
- valleys
Q. Alfred Wegener gave the Continental Drift Theory in the 20th century.
- True
- False
Q. Slow acting endogenic forces are known as forces.
- trophic
- diastrophic
- ditrophic
Q. What are lithospheric plates?
- Irregularly shaped pieces, primarily made up of the crust of the Earth that contain the continents and the ocean floor.
- Irregularly shaped pieces, primarily made up of the core of the Earth that contain the continents and the ocean floor.
- Circular plates primarily made up of the crust of the Earth, that contain the continents and the ocean floor.
- Irregularly shaped pieces, primarily made up of the core of the Earth that contain the continents only.