Yes. The Lithosphere tends to fail in a brittle rather than ductile fashion.
Yes, the lithosphere is brittle as it consists of rigid outer layers of the Earth's crust and upper mantle. This brittleness contributes to the formation of faults, earthquakes, and other tectonic activities.
The lithosphere is cold and brittle whereas the asthenosphere is hot and dense.
Hard, brittle, rock.
The lithosphere consists of the crust and the brittle uppermost mantle. There is no fluid layer or third layer of the lithosphere.
In order to answer this you need to understand the difference between the compositional layers of the earth and the physical layers. The crust and mantle are differing layers of the earth based on chemical composition. The lithosphere is a layer of the earth defined based on it's physical or mechanical properties (how it deforms). The lithosphere is composed of the crust and the portion of the upper mantle which deforms elastically and fails in a brittle manner (fractures can propagate through the material). So in the question where you ask is the crust and lithosphere brittle, the answer is yes as the crust is entirely part of the lithosphere which by definition is brittle. However as described above, a section of the upper mantle is also a brittle solid and so that too is part of the lithosphere. However below this, the mantle behaves as a ductile solid.
The lithosphere is the outer rocky shell of the Earth, based on the physical state of the material (brittle). The lithosphere is a combination of the crust, and the brittle uppermost mantle to which it is attached.
The lithosphere is composed of the crust and uppermost hard, brittle mantle.
The lithosphere is made up of the crust and uppermost brittle mantle.
The lithosphere is made up of the crust and uppermost brittle mantle.
The lithosphere, which consists of the crust and uppermost mantle, is considered hard and brittle, unlike the asthenosphere, where rock is considered ductile.
The lithosphere is brittle. A brittle material is one that loses cohesion when it fails allowing fractures to propagate through the material. The lithosphere is brittle because it is at too low a temperature and pressure to fail or deform in a ductile manner.
The lithosphere is cold and brittle whereas the asthenosphere is hot and dense.
The Lithosphere
Rigid, brittle rock.
Hard, brittle, rock.
Yes, the oceanic lithosphere is relatively thinner and more brittle compared to the continental lithosphere. This is due to the cooling and solidifying processes that occur at mid-ocean ridges, which result in a thinner and more rigid lithosphere in oceanic regions.
The lithosphere includes the crust and the very top of the mantle. The lithosphere is cool and brittle.
The zone of rigid, brittle rock that makes up the outermost layer of Earth is called the lithosphere. It includes the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates that move and interact with each other. Beneath the lithosphere lies the asthenosphere, which is a more ductile and deformable region of the upper mantle.