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The crust and upper mantle are called the?
The crust and the upper mantle are a geological part of the earth called the lithosphere. There are 2 parts of the lithosphere: the oceanic lithosphere, which is made up of land underneath water, and the continental lithosphere, which is the the part made of just land. The lithosphere lies on top of the asthenosphere. The lithosphere is made up of tectonic plates, which are pieces of land floating on the lithosphere.
What are facts about the lithosphere?
The lithosphere is made up of the crust and uppermost brittle mantle.
What are facts the lithosphere?
The lithosphere is made up of the crust and uppermost brittle mantle.
What The lithosphere is made up of the crust and a small part of?
if The lithosphere is made up of the crust and a small part of
What is the term for the cool outer layer of the earth made up of the crust and the upper part of the mantle?
Lithosphere
The layer of the earth that is made up of plates?
The lithosphere.
Which sphere of the earth is made up of plates?
The lithosphere.
How are the lithosphere and the crust the same?
The lithosphere is made up of the crust and the upper mantle. On average the lithosphere extends about 100 km into the Earth's interior.
What is Lithosphere made up of?
The lithosphere is made up of the Earth's solid outer layer, including the crust and the upper portion of the mantle. It is composed of various types of rocks and minerals, and it is broken into tectonic plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere below.
What is a rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and crust?
The rigid layer that is the upper mantle and crust is called the lithosphere.
Is the lithosphere made up of all of the liquid frozen or gaseous water on Earth?
Not. That is the hydrosphere. The lithosphere is composed of stone.
Is the earths lithosphere made up of separate plates?
yes, it is
