Tham khảo tài liệu 'toefl ibt listening e part 21', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | wT wëf WF 1. What can be inferred from the lecture .A Tectonic plates have stopped moving. T. The continents will soon stop moving. CC Earthquakes are related to events in the lithosphere and asthenosphere Tectonic plates cause the asthenosphere to move. 2. According to the lecture how many plates are there 3. Which of the following statements best describes what it is like below the Earth s surface The asthenosphere is at the core of the Earth. GO The interior of the Earth is very hot The thickest part of the crust lies below the ocean floor The asthenosphere is rockier than the surface. churn v to move violently core Ini too central part ol an object fluid ln a generate v to create movement of acton glide vj to stoa smoothly meh Ini cm stabUae vl to stop moving to stop changmg 216 Unit 8 Making Inferences 4. Listen to the lecture and fill in the blanks to complete the lecture notes. 1 Describes A Earth s exterior - Includes continents rocks and - Like a giant puzzle 2 Describes asthenosphere A Is semi-plastic B Is fluid C Causes to move - Describes plate tectonics A Causes_ B Makes mountains C major and minor plates 5. Complete the following summary with the words given below. The lithosphere is the . It s the crust which includes the continents the rocks and the ocean floor. It also includes of the asthenosphere which is located just below the crust. On the continents the crust is about 80km deep but below the ocean it s only The exterior of the earth is like a puzzle broken up into giant plates that fit around Earth like a jigsaw puzzle. These giant pieces are called tectonic plates. The continents rest on these plates. They the upper part of the asthenosphere which consists of a semi-plastic molten rock material like silly putty. It is more fluid and it moves as it responds to the churning motions of 5 of the Earth below. These movements inside the asthenosphere cause the tectonic plates to move as they glide or float on the moving asthenosphere.
