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The Earth's crust is also known as the "lithosphere" but that term geologically includes the upper elastic part of the mantle.
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What is a break in earth's crust along which portions of earth's crust move relative to one another called?
They are called fault lines.
What is a break in the Earth's crust along which portions of the Earth move relative to one another?
== == A fault.
What is the name for the thin outer layer of earth that covers its entire surface?
crust
What is the topmost layer of Earth?
The Crust. the crust The crust!
What is the name of this melted substance from the earth?
Lava is molten rock escaping through holes and cracks (eg volcanos) in the Earth's crust. The molten rock when under the Earth's crust is called magma.
What is another name for the continental crust?
Sial or granitic crust.
What is another name for the Earth's surface?
Another name for the Earth's surface is:THe crust
What is another name for the upper mantle of the earth?
The Earth's Crust
What is another name for the earths crust and upper mantle?
It is called the lithosphere.
What is the name given to a region where one plate of the earths crust is sliding under another?
A subduction zone is the name given to a region where one plate of the earth's crust is sliding under another plate. This is a term found in plate tectonics.
What is another word for rock layer?
Another name for Earth's or any other planets rock layer is called "The Crust"
What is Another Name For The Plates That Move Around?
If you mean for the plates that are the earth's crust they are called 'Tectonic Plates'.
What is another word for earths outer surface?
Another word for Earth's outer surface is "crust."
What is the scientific name of the crust?
oceanic crust
What is the name of ocean crust?
The name of the crust beneath the oceans is called "oceanic crust." It is thinner and younger than continental crust and primarily composed of basaltic rocks.
What is another word for the earths crust?
Another word for the Earth's crust is lithosphere. It is the solid outermost layer of the Earth.
The layer covering the earth is called?
The layer covering the Earth is called the crust. Another name for the crust is called the lithosphere.
