Multiple Choice
New lithosphere is formed at
A) ocean trenches.
B) convergent plate boundaries.
C) transform plate boundaries.
D) spreading centers.
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Q20: Spreading centers occur along<br>A)trenches.<br>B)transform faults.<br>C)mid-ocean ridges.<br>D)the northern
Q21: Earth's magnetic field<br>A)never appreciably changes.<br>B)has reversed itself
Q23: The balance of gravitational and buoyant forces
Q24: The inner core is solid because<br>A)it is
Q26: The Mohorovicic discontinuity marks the change in
Q27: The propagation of seismic waves through Earth's
Q28: Magnetic surveys of the ocean floors reveal<br>A)alternating
Q29: The lithosphere includes<br>A)continental and oceanic crust.<br>B)the crust
Q34: The lithosphere floats atop the<br>A)mantle.<br>B)crust.<br>C)asthenosphere.<br>D)mohorovicic.
Q58: Earth's internal layers were discovered by studying<br>A)seismic