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What happens as earths mantle drags on the bottom of techtonic plates?
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The plates move
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Where would you draw a line on the Earths layers to show the bottom of the lithosphere?
Between mantle and crust
What happens when buoyant mantle material gets near earths surface?
The buoyant mantle material will not subduct under Earth's continental crust. Instead, it will form mountains.
What is the color of the earths mantle?
the earth's mantle is brown
What element is not found in large quantities in Earths mantle?
The element carbon is not found in large quantities in Earths mantle.
What is The scientific name for the earths upper mantle?
The metosphere is the name of the mantle
Where would you draw a line on the Earths layers to show the bottom of the lithosphere?
Between mantle and crust
How many layers in earths mantle?
there are 7 layers in earths mantle.
How does heat transfer from the mantle relate to the movement of earths crust?
This heat transfer happens by convection.
Earths middle layer?
the mantle
What is the color of the earths mantle?
the earth's mantle is brown
What happens when buoyant mantle material gets near earths surface?
The buoyant mantle material will not subduct under Earth's continental crust. Instead, it will form mountains.
What is under the earths surface and in the earths crust?
mantle
Where would you be most likely to find granite in earths mantle or earths continents?
you will find it in earths mantle because it is a kind of an igneous rock
Is the mantle the bottom layer?
no the mantle is not the bottom layer
What element is not found in large quantities in Earths mantle?
The element carbon is not found in large quantities in Earths mantle.
How is the mixture of cornstarch and water different from the Earths Mantle?
the earths mantle is very hot were cornstarch is not hot at all
How is the mixture of cornstarch and water differ from the earths mantle?
the earths mantle is very hot were cornstarch is not hot at all
