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It is made of very hot liquid rock that flows, though the asthenosphere is almost a solid, it is more like clay.

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Q: Is the mantle made of hot and solid rock that can flow?
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What layer of the earth does solid rock flow?

In the mantle


What are tectonic made of Magma and solid mantle crust and magma crust and solid mantle solid rock and molten rock?

Igneous rock


What layer of the Earth is made of solid rock and squish molten rock?

the crust is made up of solid rock and mantle is made up of molten rocks


Is solid rock located deep in the mantle called magma?

No. Magma is melted rock. The rock deep in the mantle is almost entirely solid.


Would plate tectonics work if the mantle were made out of normal solid rock?

no it would not.

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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 layer of the earth does solid rock flow?

In the mantle


What might cause solid rock in the Earth's interior to melt and begin to flow?

The mantle cause the mantle to flow.


What are tectonic made of Magma and solid mantle crust and magma crust and solid mantle solid rock and molten rock?

Igneous rock


What types of rock is in the mantle?

the mantle is made up of solid hot rock.


What are the Asthenospheric mantle and the Inner Mantle are made up of?

The Asthenospheric mantle and the Inner mantle are made up of solid rock and liquid rock.


How is the mantle of the moon?

it is made of solid rock


What are two layers of rock that made up of mantle?

the two layers of rock that made up of mantle is the solid rock and liquid rock


What mantle is made of?

The mantle is mainly made out of solid rock. :)


What layer of the Earth is made of solid rock and squish molten rock?

the crust is made up of solid rock and mantle is made up of molten rocks


What parts of earth are solid rock?

The layers of Earth that are made of solid rock are the crust and the mantle. Though the inner core is also solid, it is made of solid iron and nickel.


What is the soft layer of rock in the earths mantle?

The soft layer of rock in the Earth's mantle is called the asthenoshere. The asthenoshere is a solid but able to flow slowly.