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Why is the lithosphere important?
The lithosphere provides the solid surface necessary for terrestrial organisms top survive.
Why the lithosphere important?
The lithosphere provides the solid surface necessary for terrestrial organisms top survive.
What is the name of the upper rocky layer of Earth that includes the crust and the top part of the mantle?
The upper rocky layer of Earth is called the lithosphere. It includes the Earth's crust and the uppermost part of the mantle.
What is jupiters geosphere like?
Mars' geosphere (or lithosphere) is dry, cold and arid. Like the Earth's lithosphere, the Martian lithosphere is the not-so-rigid part of the crust of Mars which is cooler than the interior of Mars somewhat like the foam on top of a cup of hot cocoa. On Earth, the lithosphere can be pushed in response to the warmth of the Earth. Warm magma rises to the very surface and pushes the cooler, rocky lithosphere aside. The lithosphere then subducts, melts, and becomes part of the warm rising magma again. Thus on Earth, the recycling of the lithosphere keeps the lithosphere from becoming too thick. Unlike the Earth, the rocky material which comprises the lithosphere of Mars does not contain enough trapped water to allow the rocky material to slide against each other. Since portions of the rocky material cannot slide against each other, the lithosphere cannot make way for hot, rising magma from the interior of Mars. Thus the lithosphere stays in place and thickens by cooling gradually. So it is that Mars does not have plates moving on the surface.
What is the top rocky layer of the crust?
The top rocky layer of the Earth's crust is called the lithosphere. It is composed of both the upper crust and the solid portion of the upper mantle and is divided into several large and small tectonic plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath.
What is the definition of hydrosphere and lithosphere?
The hydrosphere (from Greek ὕδωρ - hudōr, "water"[1] and σφαῖρα - sphaira, "sphere"[2]) in physical geography describes the combined mass of water found on, under, and over the surface of a planet.The lithosphere (Ancient Greek: λίθος [lithos] for "rocky", and σφαῖρα [sphaira] for "sphere") is the rigid[1]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.
What is lithosphere and where is located?
The lithosphere is the rigid outer layer of Earth made up of the crust and the upper part of the mantle. It is located on top of the asthenosphere, a partially molten layer of the mantle. The lithosphere is divided into large tectonic plates that move on the asthenosphere.
Is the crust and the top layer of the mantle called lithosphere?
Yes the crust and the top layer of the mantle is called Lithosphere.
What layer of the Earth do most resources come from?
Most resources comes from or are found within the top surface layer of the earth, which is just a few km's in depth and consists of the crust and lithosphere (especially the uppermost part of the lithosphere).
Did Oregon play rocky top?
they did not play rocky top
What layer of the earth makes up these plates and what layer are the continents are sliding on?
The plates on the top of the upper mantle are referred to as the lithosphere, which slides on the asthenosphere.well the mantle causes the continents to move on the ocean floor and sand it makes it slideyea know the crustti is i dont ge ehttt
What is the top layer of the lithosphere?
hydrosphere
