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Why does Earth's crust sit on top of the mantle?
The crust lies on top of the mantle because it is composed of less dense materials than the mantle is. The crust is essentially floating on the mantle.
What plate boundary is Kailua on?
The Hawaiian Islands are not on or near to a plate boundary. One explanation is that the Hawaii volcanoes sit on top of a hot spot in the mantle called a 'mantle plume'. This theory is however being challenged and other causes of mantle melting are being proposed see the link below.
Which layer of the earth contains the tectonic plates?
The plates are part of the crust, the upper layer of the Earth. The plates are moved by currents in the upper mantle. The plates and flexible upper mantle are referred to collectively as the lithosphere and sit atop the mantle layer called the aesthenosphere.
What is it called to sit for an artist?
To sit for an artist is to pose.
How do you sit down on bearville?
there is a move called "the sitting move" that's how people sit on the floor want to sit on a chair click on it
What is the room where pilots sit in an airplane called?
It's called the cockpit
What is it called when you sit in on a class that you are not registered for?
audit
What are the pockets that your tonsils sit in called?
adenoids
What layer do tectonic plates sit om?
Tectonic plates sit on the lithosphere, which is the rigid outer layer of the Earth composed of the crust and uppermost mantle. This layer is divided into several large and small plates that move on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them.
What are the springy things that you sit on and rock on at parks called?
they are called spring riders
Why does the earth's crust sit on top of the mantel?
The outer core is composed of molten iron and nickel, which is much denser than the material that composes the mantle. So, in a sense, the mantle floats on top of the core just as the crust floats on top of the mantle.
What are the jeans called when they sit on your hips?
In the 1960's we called them hip huggers . Not sure what they are called today.
