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The Lithosphere is solid rock floating on molten rock.

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Is the lithosphere a solid or a liquid?

according to scientists, the lithosphere is solid


Is earths lithosphere a solid liquid or gas?

Lithosphere is solid part of earth .


Is the lithosphere solid liquid or plastic?

The asthenosphere is a flowing solid. It's sort of a liquid and a solid.


What is the lithosphere of the earth made of?

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Is the lithosphere liquid?

No. The lithosphere consists of the crust and the rigid uppermost part of the mantle. Therefore it is solid.


Is the lithosPhere a solid liquid or neither?

The lithosphere is a solid layer of the Earth comprising the crust and upper part of the mantle. It is neither a liquid nor a gas, but a rigid layer that rests on the more fluid asthenosphere below.


What layer of the earth is the solid rock layer?

The lithosphere is the physical layer of hard brittle rock. The remainder of the mantle that is not contained in the lithosphere is the layer of ductile rock.


What sphere is the solid rock material that directly underlies the sediments on the ocean floor?

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What layer of the Earth is mostly solid rock?

The layer of the Earth that is mostly solid rock is the lithosphere. The lithosphere includes the Earth's crust and a portion of the upper mantle, and it is broken into tectonic plates that constantly move and interact with each other.


What rock can flow like a liquid?

the rock that can flow like a liquid is a mantle because the mantle has two parts. The upper part is the solid rock. The solid rock of the mantle is part is the lithosphere. Below the solid rock, the mantle rock has the ability to flow like a liquid. Most of the mantle is made up of rock that can flow. Sanjida Ahmed 752/753


What is the similarIty between the asthenosphere and the lithosphere?

They are chemically the basic same type of rock. Heat and pressure cause the rock to become more fluid as depth increases, so the solid rock (termed lithosphere) floats upon the more liquid rock of the asthenosphere.


What does litho mean in lithosphere?

Litho is the Greek word for stone. Lithosphere means the solid part of the earth's surface.