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Which term refers to sections of earth's crust and part of the upper mantle?
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∙ 13y ago
The lithosphere.
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Outer most layer of earth?
The outermost layer of the Earth is the crust or lithosphere.
What is one large piece of the lithosphere?
its made of mantle and crust
How did rocks get on earth?
they were and aree forced through earths crust in the form of lava.
What is the study of the large scale processes affecting the structure oif the earths crust?
geology
What are the similarities between the mantle and the crust?
They are both layers of the Earth comprised of rock....other than that, there are no similarities.
Witch term refers to sections of earth's crust and part of the upper mantle?
This is the Continental crust (also some Oceanic), as the crust part of the Lithosphere.
What is under the earths surface and in the earths crust?
mantle
Is earths mantle hotter or cooler than the crust?
The mantle is hotter than the crust.
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 sections of the earths crust called?
what what
Where is most of the earths new crust found?
in the earths mantle
Theory that states that earths crust and upper mantle are broken into sections which move around on a spcial layer of th emantle?
plate tectonics
What is wanderers?
it refers to the process where the earths crust and upper mantle move relative to the rotational poles of the earth. Usually the crust comes with a side of meatball sauce.
Does the mantle support the Earths crust?
yes it does.
What is the large piece of the earths crust?
the mantle
What is the earth's crust the thickest?
the area of of earths crust that is the thickest is the mantle.
What is the area of the Earth's crust?
the area of of earths crust that is the thickest is the mantle.
