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Why do the earths continents float on the liquids mantle of the earth?
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The continents "float" on the liquid mantle of the Earth because the metals that make up the mantle are very dense. The continents move when magma is pushed through the crust of the Earth in places like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The continents "float" on the liquid mantle of the Earth because the metals that make up the mantle are very dense. The continents move when magma is pushed through the crust of the Earth in places like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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What layer of the earth are the continents sliding on?
mantle
What is the color of the earths mantle?
the earth's mantle is brown
The lithosphere includes the uppermost part of earths mantle and earths?
The lithosphere includes the uppermost part of Earth's mantle and Earth's Crust.
What part is the earths mantle?
The mantle is counted as the middle part of the earth
Is the earths mantle made of liquid?
No. The Earth's mantle is a ductile solid.
Where is earths Mantle located?
The mantle is located right under Earth's crust.
How do you use earths mantle in a sentence?
Just like that. Or: One layer of the Earth's crust is the Earth's mantle.
Most of Earth's volume is contained in the?
most earths volume is contained in the mantle.
What layer of the earth does the earths contenents slide on?
The mantle.
Which layer makes up the majority of earths interior?
The mantle is the largest layer in the Earth's interior.
What brings material from the mantle to the earths surface?
What brings material from the Mantle to the Earth's Surface is rock...
Is the earths lower mantle hot?
the average temperature for the Earth's lower mantle is 5400 degrees
