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The crust is the outer layer of the lithosphere.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe outer part of the lithosphere consists of the crust.
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∙ 14y agoThe outer layer of the Earth is called the crust and is subdivided into oceanic crust and continental crust.
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∙ 13y agothe upper layer of lithosphere is called top soil.
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∙ 12y agoThe outer layer of the lithosphere is called the crust.
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∙ 13y agoThe crust.
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Name the two types of lithospheric plates?
There are two types of lithosphere: the oceanic lithosphere and the continental lithosphere. The oceanic lithosphere exists in the ocean basins while the continental lithosphere exists in the continental crust.
What is another name for the earths crust and upper mantle?
It is called the lithosphere.
Give the name of one plate that contains mostly oceanic lithosphere and of one plate that continenmental litosphere?
The Pacific plate is mostly oceanic lithosphere while the North American plate is mostly continental lithosphere.
Why does oceanic lithosphere sink beneath convergent lithosphere at convergent boundaries?
As odd as it is to think of things this way, continental lithosphere is more buoyant than oceanic lithosphere. The oceanic lithosphere is more dense.
What is the scientific name for earth's outer layer of surface soil or crust?
lithosphere
What does outerlayer mean?
Surface layer or topmost.
What is the outerlayer for a tree?
The outer layer of a tree is called the bark.
How is the lithosphere different from the atmosphere?
The answer is in the name! The lithosphere is essentially the Earth's Crust - 'lithos' means 'rock'.
What is the name of the crust and upper mantle?
Lithosphere
Name the two types of lithospheric plates?
There are two types of lithosphere: the oceanic lithosphere and the continental lithosphere. The oceanic lithosphere exists in the ocean basins while the continental lithosphere exists in the continental crust.
What is the name of the sections the lithosphere is broken into?
plate tectonics
How is crust and lithosphere the same?
"Lithosphere" is the term given to the rocky outer layers of the Earth. The "Earth's Crust" is another name for the same thing.
What is another name for the earths crust and upper mantle?
It is called the lithosphere.
Give the name of one plate that contains mostly oceanic lithosphere and of one plate that continenmental litosphere?
The Pacific plate is mostly oceanic lithosphere while the North American plate is mostly continental lithosphere.
what is the name off the plant that live at lithosphere?
The lithosphere is The crust and upper mantle that make up the earth's solid outer layer. Plants found in the lithosphere are aloe vera, Christmas cactus, neem, orchids, etc.
What is the name of the molten rock above the lithosphere called?
Igneous Rocks
What is the name for the rocky upper layer of the solid earth?
It is called the lithosphere.
