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What do you call pieces of earth's crust that are floating on the mantle?
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∙ 13y ago
Tectonic plates.
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Is earths mantle hotter or cooler than the crust?
The mantle is hotter than the crust.
Where is most of the earths new crust found?
in the earths mantle
What makes up the earths lithosphere?
im pretty sure it earths crust and core or if not the top part of the mantle and the crust above it this is the only infomation i could get sorry
What is also called the earths crust?
The mantal
Where you the earths mantle located?
The mantle lies between the crust and the outer core of Earth's interior, and is not within the crust.
Which forces responsible for earths crust and lithosphere floating on the mantle?
convection currents in the upper mantle
What is lithospheric plates?
lsrge, brittle pieces of earths out shell composed of crust and uppermost mantle.
What is under the earths surface and in the earths crust?
mantle
What layer of the earth forms the earths plates?
Tectonic plates are floating on the magma (semi-molten rocks) of the mantle layer. Therefore, they form the crust layer of the Earth.
Is earths mantle hotter or cooler than the crust?
The mantle is hotter than the crust.
Where is most of the earths new crust found?
in the earths mantle
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.
Does the mantle support the Earths crust?
yes it does.
What is the large piece of the earths crust?
the mantle
What is the area of the Earth's crust?
the area of of earths crust that is the thickest is the mantle.
What is the earth's crust the thickest?
the area of of earths crust that is the thickest is the mantle.
What is crust and upper mantle of the EARTH?
The upper mantle is in between the lower mantle and the earths crust Crust- the outer most solid shell of the earth. The Uppermost mantle and the earth's crust form the lithosphere.
