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What makes up earth lithosphere?
The lithosphere is composed of the hard and brittle outer shell of the Earth consisting of the crust and the uppermost mantle.
What makes up each of the compositional layers of the earth?
The crust and solid brittle upper mantle make up the lithosphere.The plastic ductile upper mantle forms the asthenosphere.The mantle below the asthenospgere down to the boundary of the core forms the mesosphere.The core is split into the outer and inner, the difference being the outer core is in a liquid state and the inner core is a solid.
What layers make up the lithosphere?
The lithosphere is made up of two layers: the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle. The crust is the outermost layer of the lithosphere and is composed of solid rock, while the upper mantle beneath it is also solid but more ductile.
Does the lithosphere include all of the core and some of the mantle?
No, rather it is the crust and the uppermost brittle mantle.
How many kinds of crust are there?
only 1 crust. then the lithosphere, upper mantle, lower mantle, outer core, inner core.
What is the definition of the crust of the earth?
The Earth's outermost layer of hard brittle rock is called the crust. The crust is typically about 23 miles thick beneath continents, and about 6.5 miles thick beneath oceans. The crust is relatively light and brittle compared to other Earth layers. Most earthquakes occur within the crust.
What are the 5 physical layers of the earth?
Inner core, outer core, asthenosphere, lithosphere, and crust.
Is the lower portion of the crust and the upper portion of the mantle called the core?
No, the lower portion of the crust and the upper portion of the mantle together are not called the core. The core is a separate layer found beneath the mantle, and it is divided into the outer core and inner core based on composition and properties.
What are four layers that make up Earths atmosphere?
lower core, upper core, mantle, and crust
Where is magma found in earth's layers?
lower crust to upper mantle
What is middle layer of earth called?
Between the thin rocky crust and inner core, in order from upper to lower, are the upper mantle, mantle, and outer core.
What is the layer in Earth's mantle between the lithosphere and upper mantle?
lithosphere
