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The crust is cold thus making it brittle
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What layer of earth is brittle?
the crust
What are 3 major parts of the lithosphere?
The continental crust, the oceanic crust, and the uppermost brittle mantle.
Is the crust and the mantle brittle or is the crust and lithosphere brittle?
In order to answer this you need to understand the difference between the compositional layers of the earth and the physical layers. The crust and mantle are differing layers of the earth based on chemical composition. The lithosphere is a layer of the earth defined based on it's physical or mechanical properties (how it deforms). The lithosphere is composed of the crust and the portion of the upper mantle which deforms elastically and fails in a brittle manner (fractures can propagate through the material). So in the question where you ask is the crust and lithosphere brittle, the answer is yes as the crust is entirely part of the lithosphere which by definition is brittle. However as described above, a section of the upper mantle is also a brittle solid and so that too is part of the lithosphere. However below this, the mantle behaves as a ductile solid.
How are oceanic crust and continental crust similar?
They both behave as brittle solids and are both formed of a mixture of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks.
What is lithospheric plates?
lsrge, brittle pieces of earths out shell composed of crust and uppermost mantle.
Is the crust brittle?
Yes! it is brittle
Is the crust and upper core brittle and cold?
The crust is brittle and cold but the outer core is fluid in state.
What is the crust and brittle upper mantle called?
Earth's crust and brittle upper mantle is called the lithosphere.
Why is earths crust brittle?
The crust is the thinnest part on the Earth.
Is the crust of the earth brittle?
yes and no
What layer of earth is brittle?
the crust
Are the crust and the lithosphere brittle?
The lithosphere, which consists of the crust and uppermost mantle, is considered hard and brittle, unlike the asthenosphere, where rock is considered ductile.
The crust and the upper mantle are know as the?
The crust and uppermost brittle mantle are referred to as the lithosphere.
Where is the crust and brittle upper mantle form?
The Lithosphere
What layer of the earth is land?
the Crust
What is the second layer of earth's crust?
The Earth's crust is divided into continental crust and oceanic crust. Underneath the crust and attached to it is the uppermost brittle mantle, which, together with the crust is referred to as the lithosphere.
What is the second layer of the earth's crust?
The Earth's crust is divided into continental crust and oceanic crust. Underneath the crust and attached to it is the uppermost brittle mantle, which, together with the crust is referred to as the lithosphere.
