1. A tectonic plate is made up of the lithosphere. Which of thefollowing layers of the Earth are included in a tectonic plate?

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crust

upper mantle

lower mantle

lithsosphere

asthenosphere

2.

What is an important characteristic when determining what makesup a tectonic plate versus what makes up the layer beneath it.

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composition

whether it breaks of bends

3. Is 'lithosphere' just a different, more scientific namefor the crust? Explain your answer using the characteristics ofeach layer.

4. Two students are discussing the mantle. Which student doyou agree with?

Student 1: The mantle is so hot that a large amount of the rockis melted into liquid. How else would the mantle be able to moveduring convection? The mantle is at least half liquid.

Student 2: The mantle moves a couple of inches a year but it isstill nearly all solid, although there may be tiny amounts ofmelted rock in small cracks. We know this because S waves travelthrough the mantle.

Group of answer choices

Student 1

Student 2