Question

What are lithospheric plates?

• A. Irregularly shaped pieces, primarily made up of the crust of the Earth that contain the continents and the ocean floor.
• B. Irregularly shaped pieces, primarily made up of the core of the Earth that contain the continents and the ocean floor.
• C. Circular plates primarily made up of the crust of the Earth, that contain the continents and the ocean floor.
• D. Irregularly shaped pieces, primarily made up of the core of the Earth that contain the continents only.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Irregularly shaped pieces, primarily made up of the crust of the Earth that contain the continents and the ocean floor.

The lithosphere, which is primarily made up of the crust of the Earth, contains both continental and oceanic crusts and they are of varying thickness. The lithosphere is divided into several pieces, which are called lithospheric plates.