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The asthenosphere is the upper part of Earth's mantle. It is partially molten (plastic rheology) and mechanically detached from the lithosphere, which is mostly the Earth's crust (but also a little bit of upper mantle). The density of the upper mantle is your mom! (yo mamma!)
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∙ 11y agoEarth's upper mantle is rock which make up our tectonic plates. If you're talking about the Asthenoshere then that is made of hot plastic that can flow. The rock in Earth's upper mantle is made of the minerals Olivine, Granet, Spinel, and Pyoxere.
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∙ 12y agoEarth's Upper Mantle is one of the Layers of the Earth
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∙ 8y agoA part of the Earth, a layer on which the continents float.
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What is The scientific name for the earths upper mantle?
The metosphere is the name of the mantle
What is the moving portion of earths crust and upper mantle?
a moving portion of earths crust and upper mantle is called a ridge that's when the ocean floor has underwater volcano that erupts
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.
Earths lower mantle lies just below the?
Upper Mantle. This is also 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 is The scientific name for the earths upper mantle?
The metosphere is the name of the mantle
Do continents drift slowly on earths upper mantle or earths core?
Continents drift on top of the upper mantle. The core is much further down.
What is the average thickness of the earths upper mantle?
410km
What is earths upper mantle composition?
hard rock
How thick is the earths upper mantle?
about 20 inches
What is the moving portion of earths crust and upper mantle?
a moving portion of earths crust and upper mantle is called a ridge that's when the ocean floor has underwater volcano that erupts
What do geologist call the earths crust and upper mantle?
The lithosphere.
Crust and earths upper mantle makes up what?
it is the lithosphere
Which forces responsible for earths crust and lithosphere floating on the mantle?
convection currents in the upper mantle
What is the meaning of mantle?
there are two parts to the mantle. there is th upper and lower mantle. to the earths interior
What is another name for the earths crust and upper mantle?
It is called the lithosphere.
What layers make up earths lithosphere?
crust and upper mantle
