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Very broadly this may be referred to as bedrock. That is the upper boundary of solid rock below any superficial soil deposits.
On a whole Earth scale you may be referring to the crust / lithosphere depending on if you were considering earth based on it's chemical compositional layering or it's mechanical properties, whereby the crust is the outer hard rocky layer of the earth that is composed of broadly more silica rich rocks than the underlying mantle which is composed of rocks enriched in iron and magnesium and the lithosphere is the term used to describe that portion of the Earth that behaves as an elastic brittle solid and responds to large stresses by the formation of fractures (faulting) and which combines the crust and the solid brittle portion of the upper mantle.
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∙ 14y agoThe outer layer of the Earth is called the crust.
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∙ 12y agono. It is made up of several different 'pieces'. These are called tectonic plates.
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∙ 12y agoLITHOSPHERE.
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∙ 10y agolithosphere
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∙ 13y agoThe Crust
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∙ 14y agoThe crust
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∙ 11y agoLithosphere
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The answer: Lithosphere
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Is it true that the earths surface is covered by a continuous layer of soild rock?
s it true that the earths surface is covered by a continuous layer of solid rock?
What type of rock covers most of the earth's surface?
Sedimentary rock covers most of the earth's surface. It makes up 75% of all the rock on the earth.
Which type of rock can form below Earth's surface or below Earth's surface?
Igneous rock can form deep below the surface as intrusive igneous rock, or on or near the surface as extrusive igneous rock. X Answer is: Igneous
Which type of rock can form deep below Earth's surface or above Earth's surface?
Igneous rock can form deep below the surface as intrusive igneous rock, or on or near the surface as extrusive igneous rock. X Answer is: Igneous
What is the term for melted rock under Earth's surface?
'Magma' is melted rock occurring under the Earth's surface. When it comes up and flows out on the Earth's surface it is called 'lava'.
Is it true that the earths surface is covered by a continuous layer of soild rock?
s it true that the earths surface is covered by a continuous layer of solid rock?
Are the forces that drive the rock cycle beneath the earth's surface the same as the forces that drive the rock cycle on or near earth's surface?
The forces that drive the rock cycle beneath the earth's surface are not the same as the forces that drive the rock cycle on or near earth's surface because the processes of the rock cycle beneath the earth surface and above the earth surface are diffferent.
The earth's surface is what on molten rock?
Molten rock on the Earth's surface is called lava.
How is magma different from rocks on Earth's surface?
Magma is under the surface of Earth's crust. Rocks on earth's surface are well ... on Earth's surface. Magma is also molten rock, not solid rock like the rocks on earth's surface.
What is the surface of the earth made of?
rock rock
Is a sedimentary rock formed below earth's surface as magma?
No. A rock formed below earth's surface as magma is an igneous rock.
What type of rock covers most of the earth's surface?
Sedimentary rock covers most of the earth's surface. It makes up 75% of all the rock on the earth.
What is the molten rock found beneath the surface of the earth?
Molten rock beneath the earth's surface is called magma.
Which type of rock can form below Earth's surface or below Earth's surface?
Igneous rock can form deep below the surface as intrusive igneous rock, or on or near the surface as extrusive igneous rock. X Answer is: Igneous
How is rock on earth constantly changing?
By undergoing the gradual and continuous process of recycling of earth's matter, through the rock cycle.
Which type of rock can form deep below Earth's surface or above Earth's surface?
Igneous rock can form deep below the surface as intrusive igneous rock, or on or near the surface as extrusive igneous rock. X Answer is: Igneous
What is the term for melted rock under Earth's surface?
'Magma' is melted rock occurring under the Earth's surface. When it comes up and flows out on the Earth's surface it is called 'lava'.
