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The very top of the mantle combined is called the lithosphere
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What is the earths crust and the very top of the mantle combined?
The Lithosphere.
What part of the earth is the crust and the very top of the mantle?
The part of the earth's crust that is at the very top of the mantle is the oceanic crust. Or combined with the upper mantle it is also known as the lithosphere.
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 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 the thick rocky layer around earths core?
The core of the earth is surrounded by the mantle.The earth's core is called the inner core. Just outside that is the outer core, and it is liquid. Outside the liquid outer core is the mantle.
What is the earths crust and the very top of the mantle combined?
The Lithosphere.
Earths crust and the very top of the mantle combined?
The Earth's crust and the very top of the mantle combined is called the lithosphere. It is the rigid outermost part of the Earth.
What part of the earth is the crust and the very top of the mantle?
The part of the earth's crust that is at the very top of the mantle is the oceanic crust. Or combined with the upper mantle it is also known as the lithosphere.
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.
How does plate tectonics affect the mantle?
Tectonic Plates float on top of the earths mantle, the earths mantle is made up liquid which is always circulating.
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 the name of earths outer layer?
The crust is the top layer we live on, followed by the mantle and then the core.
Explain the sequence of events that cause the movement of the plates on the earths surface use these terms core heat mantle flow rise sideways drag cools?
First the heat below the mantle makes even the solid part of the mantle flow very slowly as though it were very thick liquid. the hot rising part of the mantle cools as it nears the crust. as the cooling mantle moves sideways it drags along the plate floating on top of it. the arrows show the cooled mantle sinking back down. later on the mantle will may be get warm and rise again.
What happened in the earthquake in Kobe?
it happened because of the earths movement no offence but that wasnt a very good answer. it happened because the asthenosphere (not spelt correctly) in the mantle moved because the plates flowed over the top of the liquid magma. No! it was the earths plates sliding against eachother that cause the earthquake.
How does isostasy impact the surface of the earth?
Isostacy refers to an equilibrium level maintained by the earths crust on top of the mantle. The theory holds that the weight of the earths crust will displace a certain amount of the underlying mantle, and that an equilibrium is reached whereby the mass of the displaced crust and the mass of the displaced mantle are equal, thus holding that part of the crust at a certain height.
What is the lithosphere definition?
the lithosphere is the Earth's crust and the very top of the mantle together
What can be found directly under the plates of the earths crust?
The Earth's tectonic plates lay on top of the outer layer of the mantle. This layer is known as the asthenosphere.
