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The mantle under the crust it is made of molten rock material
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The layer made of solid rock that slowly flows?
asthenosphere
The layer of solid rock that flows very slowly?
asthenosphere
What solid layers can flow?
A glacier is an example of a solid that flows, albeit very slowly.
What is the semi rigid layer of solid rock that flows very slowly called?
The rock layer beneath the Earth's surface that slowly flows is the mantle. (Given enough time, all rocks, even the most solid, will flow through molecular motion.)The mantle is a slowly convecting layer of rock which flows in order to transfer heat from the core to the Earth's surface. It is this convection that drives the movements of the continents and can cause volcanic mountains to form.The athenosphere is the highly viscous, mechanically-weak and ductilely-deforming upper mantle of the Earth. It is the zone upon which the great rigid and brittle lithospheric plates of the Earth's crust move about. However, the whole mantle is flowing, albeit very slowly.
What layer of earth is a solid that moves like a liquid?
soler system
The layer of solid rock that flows very slowly?
asthenosphere
The layer made of solid rock that slowly flows?
asthenosphere
What solid layers can flow?
A glacier is an example of a solid that flows, albeit very slowly.
What is made up of solid rocks that flows very slowly?
molden
How far beneath earth surface would you have to to find solid rock that flows slowly?
Anywhere from 5 to 70 miles, roughly, the range of thickness of the lithosphere.
How far beneath Earth's surface would you have to go to find solid rock that flows slowly?
Anywhere from 5 to 70 miles, roughly, the range of thickness of the lithosphere.
What is the semi rigid layer of solid rock that flows very slowly called?
The rock layer beneath the Earth's surface that slowly flows is the mantle. (Given enough time, all rocks, even the most solid, will flow through molecular motion.)The mantle is a slowly convecting layer of rock which flows in order to transfer heat from the core to the Earth's surface. It is this convection that drives the movements of the continents and can cause volcanic mountains to form.The athenosphere is the highly viscous, mechanically-weak and ductilely-deforming upper mantle of the Earth. It is the zone upon which the great rigid and brittle lithospheric plates of the Earth's crust move about. However, the whole mantle is flowing, albeit very slowly.
Is Earth's mantle is flexible and shifts under heavy loads?
Yes, it is a solid with the uncommon characteristic of plasticity. It is a solid with the ability to flow like a liquid, but the mantle moves slowly. If you could kick it, you would stub your toe.
What layer of earth is a solid that moves like a liquid?
soler system
What is the earth's layer of solid rock that flows under pressure?
The solid layer of the earth that can still flow is called the asthenosphere. This layer is located in the mantle of the earth the layer below the upper crust and lithosphere, home of the tectonic plates.
Does sound move through a solid slowly?
Sound moves through a solid faster than anything. In order it goes, solid, liquid, and gas. So metal is faster than water is faster than air.
What is the movement of Earth materials through the mantle and toward the crust due to heat transfer an example of?
It is an example of heat transfer by convection. Material heated by the outer core slowly moves toward the surface through the solid but plastically-mobile mantle.
