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What are the huge slabs of Earth's lithosphere that rest on top of the plastic-like and easily molded asthenosphere called?
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What color is the earths layer called asthenosphere?
the color of earths asthenosphere is brown
What Is the theory that the earths lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere?
A theory that says the lithosphere is divided into plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere is called '' plate tectonics''
What is the earths very top of the mantle combined?
The very top of Earth's mantle is known as the lithosphere. It is a rigid layer that consists of both the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust above it. The lithosphere is broken into tectonic plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath it.
How is the lithosphere different then the adthosphere?
The lithosphere is defined as the crust plus the brittle, uppermost mantle to which it is attached. The part of the upper mantle called the asthenosphere is ductile, and is the portion of the mantle on which the lithosphere 'floats'. Essentially, it is a difference in the degree of ductility. The lithosphere is brittle; the mantle is ductile.
What is the deepest layer of the lithosphere?
The deepest layer of the lithosphere is called the asthenosphere. It is located just below the lithosphere and is made up of partially molten rock that allows the lithosphere to move and float on top of it. The asthenosphere plays a crucial role in plate tectonics and the movement of Earth's crustal plates.
What is the plasticlike dense zone that lies beneath the lithosphere called?
The asthenosphere.
What is the crust and the upper mantle are called?
The crust and uppermost hard rocky mantle, together, is known as the lithosphere, which is above the plastic-like upper mantle area known as the asthenosphere.
What are the large sections of lithosphere that float on the asthenosphere?
The large sections of the lithosphere that float on the asthenosphere are called tectonic plates
Large pieces of the lithosphere that move around on the asthenosphere are called?
large pieces of the lithosphere that move around on the asthenosphere are called Tectonic Plates.
What color is the earths layer called asthenosphere?
the color of earths asthenosphere is brown
What is part of mantle below the lithosphere called?
The part of the mantle below the lithosphere is called the Asthenosphere.
What is the the part of the mantle below the lithosphere?
Upper Mantle
What is the solid plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere?
The plastic-like layer of the Earth's upper mantle directly below the lithosphere is called the asthenosphere.
The lithosphere floats on a layer of the earth mantle called?
The asthenosphere.
Is it true or false that the asthenosphere floats on the lithosphere?
Because of something called Isostacy-the gravitational equilibrium between lithosphere and asthenosphere, such that plates "float" at an elevation that dependes on the thickness and density. EX. Think floating ice cubes
What layer of the earth does the lithosphere associate with?
The lithosphere associates mainly with the weak molten layer of the mantle called the asthenosphere.
What Is the theory that the earths lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere?
A theory that says the lithosphere is divided into plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere is called '' plate tectonics''
