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The relatively soft layer of the upper mantle is called the asthenosphere
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What is the relatively soft layer pf the upper mantle called?
Its asthenosphere!
What is the partially molten layer of the mantle called?
The partially molten layer of the mantle is called the asthenosphere. This zone is partially molten and allows tectonic plates to move on top of it.
Which layer of the earth contains the crust and upper mantle?
The layer of the Earth that contains both the crust and upper mantle is called the Lithosphere.
If the tectonic plates float on a layer of the earths crust what is it called?
The mantle or perhaps you are referring to the asthenosphere, the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
What is called the crust And the upper mantle called?
lithosphere
What is the layer called between the crust and the upper mantle?
moho
What is the layer called between the crust and upper mantle?
moho
Is the second layer of the earth the upper mantle or the lower mantle?
upper mantle
What is the uppermost layer of the mantle?
The uppermost layer of the mantle is called the lithosphere. It is a rigid outer layer that includes the crust and a small part of the upper mantle. The lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere below.
The crust and uppermost mantle make up the rigid outer layer of Earth what is it called?
Together the crust and upper mantle make the lithosphere.
What is the lithosphere is also called what?
The lithosphere is also called the Earth's crust. It includes the outermost layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and the upper part of the mantle. This layer is solid and relatively rigid compared to the underlying layers of the Earth.
Which layer of the earth contains the tectonic plates?
The plates are part of the crust, the upper layer of the Earth. The plates are moved by currents in the upper mantle. The plates and flexible upper mantle are referred to collectively as the lithosphere and sit atop the mantle layer called the aesthenosphere.
