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Volcanoes at the Edge of Tectonic Plates Quiz,

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The lithosphere includes

The area of the mantle just under the aesthenosphere
The crust and the upper mantle
The crust and the lower mantle
The mantle and the outer core

The theory of tectonic plates

Has no evidence and is not a believable theory.
Has some evidence and some scientists believe it.
Has much evidence and most scientists believe it.
Is not being investigated today.

A tall steep volcano is a

Shield Volcano
Composite Volcano
Cinder Cone Volcano
Ring of Fire Volcano

Convection currents occur in the Earth because

Hot magma rises and is cooled and sinks again to be heated.
The Earth spins and not all of the magma spins at the same
Cold magma rises and is heated and sinks again to be cooled.
Volcanoes pull the magma out of the Earth and it becomes lava.

How is density related to convection currents?

Cold magma is less dense than hot magma, so cold magma rises and is heated, becomes more dense, then sinks to be cooled
Hot magma is the same density as cold magma, the currents happen because of the heat pushing on the cold.
Density has nothing to do with convection currents. The hot and cold just mix up because of their temperature.
Hot magma is less dense than cold magma, so hot magma rises and is cooled, becomes more dense, then sinks to be heated

The crust of the Earth is thick compared to ________________ and is thin compared to _________________.

California/Texas
An ant/humans
Humans/the overall size of the earth
The US/California

A volcano that is not steep is a

Shield Volcano
Composite Volcano
Cinder Cone Volcano
Ring of Fire Volcano

The layer of the Earth where convection currents occur is the

Crust
Lithosphere
Aesthenosphere
Stratosphere

A short steep volcano is a

Shield Volcano
Composite Volcano
Cinder Cone Volcano
Ring of Fire Volcano

The outermost layer of the Earth is called the

Mantle
Lithosphere
Core
Crust
Inner mantle
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