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The lithosphere is the upper most layer of the earths crust. There are several different layers below the lithosphere and they are all categorized on the basis of the depth and materials found in that sphere(zone). The lithosphere is a thin upper layer and it consists of animal and plant remains, rocks sand etc.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 13y agoLithophere is not anything.
But, the lithosphere is the rigid crust and uppermost mantle of a rocky planet, such as Earth. If you cut the Earth in half, the lithosphere comprises of the solid outside part, the crust, and the top part of the upper mantle beneath. They form a relatively rigid layer with an irregular depth. There are two types of lithosphere: Oceanic and Continental.
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∙ 14y agoThe lithosphere is under the crust and is made up of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock
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∙ 11y agoThe lithosphere is that portion of the Earth that is made of rock, rather than water (hydrosphere) or air (atmosphere).
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∙ 14y agoThe layer ontop of the mantle that contains all the tech tonic plates
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∙ 11y agothe rigid outer layer of the earth
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What is the top rocky layer of the crust?
lithoshere
What is the rigid layer that includes the upper part of the mantle and the crust of the Earth?
The lithosphere is composed of the crust and uppermost mantle. Combined, they form the lithospheric plates.
What are earths four spheres?
Atmosephere, Hydroshere, Lithoshere,GeosphereLithosphere:is the rigid outermost shell of a rocky planet. On Earth, it comprises the crust and the portion of the upper mantle that behaves elastically on time scales of thousands of years or greater.(copied from the begining of wikipedia)Geosphere:The term geosphere is often used to refer to the densest parts of Earth, which consist mostly of rock and regolith.[1] The geosphere consists of the inside of the Earth or other planets or bodies.(copied from the begining of wikipedia)Atmosphere:An atmosphere is a layer of gases that may surround a material body of sufficient mass,[3] and that is held in place by the gravity of the body. An atmosphere may be retained for a longer duration, if the gravity is high and the atmosphere's temperature is low. Some planets consist mainly of various gases, but only their outer layer is their atmosphere. (copied from the begining of wikipedia)Hydrosphere:A hydrosphere (from Greek ὕδωρ - hydor, "water" and σφαῖρα - sphaira, "sphere") in physical geography describes the combined mass of water found on, under, and over the surface of a planet. (copied from the begining of wikipedia)
What are the five main physical layers of the structure of the earth?
Starting on the surface: crust, upper mantle, lower mantle, outer core, inner core.1. The Crust--The outer skin of the planet is composed of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rock.2. The Upper Mantle--Lithosphere: The uppermost mantle consists of hard rock and is attached to the crust and comprises the lithosphere. The lithosphere is comprised of tectonic plates which 'float' independently of each other. The lithosphere contains more mantle than crust. Oceanic lithosphere ranges from 50 km to 100 km in thickness, and continental lithosphere ranges from 40 km to 200 km. Asthenosphere: Just below the lithosphere lies the asthenosphere, an area of highly viscous but solid rock. Its viscosity allow it to move slowly over time, which it does as it transfers heat to the lithosphere via convection currents. These convection currents are responsible for the movement of Earth's tectonic plates. The depth of the asthenosphere averages somewhere between 100 km and 200km with depths up to 410 km.3. The Lower Mantle--The depth of the lower mantle ranges from 670 km to 2798 km. Little is known about the lower mantle other than that seismic waves indicate it is fairly homogenous in lithology.4. The Outer Core--The outer core lies at a depth from 2900 km to 5150 km. It's composed of liquid iron and nickel along with small amounts of lighter elements, with temperatures ranging from 4,000 degrees C to 6,100 degrees C near the boundary with the inner core.5. The Inner Core--From the boundary with the outer core to the center of the Earth, a distance of about 1220 km is the solid sphere of the inner core, a ball of incredibly hot iron-nickel alloy. Temperatures here reach between 5,000 and 7,000 degrees C, and pressures are calculated to be around 3,000,000 units of atmospheric pressure. Despite the high temperature, at these pressures the metals cannot remain molten.
What is the lithoshere composed of?
outer crust
What is more dense lithoshere or asthenoshere?
Lithosphere
What is the top rocky layer of the crust?
lithoshere
lithoshere?
layer of the earth that consists of the earth that consists of the crust and water part of the mantle
What do you call the layer of tar like mantle under the tectonic plates?
The asthenosphere.
How does the material of the asthenosphere differ from the material of the lithoshere?
the material in the astehnosphere can flow slowly and the lithosphere flows on top of the astenosphere HOPE I HELPED!!
How is a continential listhophere different from a oceanic lithoshere?
There is only a slight difference between crust and lithosphere. The difference is that the lithosphere is part of the Earth that encompasses.
What is the section of the lithoshere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere carrying pieces of the continental and oceanic crust and the answer is not magma?
I had this question on my science quiz and I missed it. I was also curious what the answer was. Now I know that the answer is simply " transform boundary".
What states that the earths lithoshere is broken into huge moving slabs of rock driven by motions in the mantle?
The theory of plate tectonics states that the lithosphere is broken into moving pieces of earth driven by convection currents located inside the mantle.
What is the earths outer core?
The outer core is a liquid that is in between the inner core and mantle. It is 2,000km thick.
What is the rigid layer that includes the upper part of the mantle and the crust of the Earth?
The lithosphere is composed of the crust and uppermost mantle. Combined, they form the lithospheric plates.
Is snow part of the hydrosphere?
Melting snow adds water to streams, rivers and creeks. which then evaporates and falls back to Earth in the form of rain or snow
