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Which is thicker the earth's crust or the lithosphere?
The lithosphere is thicker than the Earth's crust. The lithosphere includes the crust and the upper part of the mantle, typically ranging in thickness from about 100 to 200 kilometers beneath the oceanic crust and up to 250 kilometers beneath continental crust.
Is the earths lithosphere thicker in the vicinity of ridges or in the vicinity of trenches?
The Earth's lithosphere is generally thicker in the vicinity of trenches than around mid-ocean ridges. At mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity, the lithosphere is relatively thin. Conversely, at subduction zones near trenches, the lithosphere is thicker due to the presence of older, denser oceanic crust being forced down into the mantle.
What part of Earths layers is the crust?
lithosphere.
What is earths solid outer layer called?
The lithosphere crust
What do geologist call the earths crust and upper mantle?
The lithosphere.
Crust and earths upper mantle makes up what?
it is the lithosphere
Which layer of earth is a source of mineral wealth?
The Lithosphere. (Earths Crust).
What layers make up earths lithosphere?
crust and upper mantle
How is continental lithosphere different oceanic lithosphere?
Continental lithosphere is thicker and less dense than oceanic lithosphere. Continental crust is primarily composed of granitic rock while oceanic crust is composed primarily of basaltic rock.
What zone meets the earths crust?
the mantle also known as the athenosphere the crust is also known as the lithosphere
What makes up earth lithosphere?
The lithosphere is composed of the hard and brittle outer shell of the Earth consisting of the crust and the uppermost mantle.
How is earth lithosphere related to the crust?
how is the earths crust related to the lithosphere
