0
The mantle is a hot crystalline material - not hot enough to be molten but hot enough to undergo ductile deformation. It behaves like a solid, but in longer times can behave as a viscous liquid.
Wiki User
∙ 9y ago
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoThe Earth's mantle convects due to the high temperatures of the Earth's core. However this flow (unlike that in liquids) is technically known as "creep". Creep is essentially a very, very slow deformation (mm / yr) that occurs in solid materials that are under stress for long periods of time. High temperatures can also increase the rate of creep. Both high stress (due to the weight of overlying material) and high temperatures occur in the mantle.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Which part of the earth's mantle can flow like a thick liquid?
no part
Does the earth's inner core behave like a thick liquid?
No. It behaves like a solid.
What part of the mantle can flow like thick liquid?
The outer core of the mantle can be liquid.
What is the plasticity of the mantle?
It is the ability of the mantle (solid) to flow like liquid.
What rock can flow like a liquid?
the rock that can flow like a liquid is a mantle because the mantle has two parts. The upper part is the solid rock. The solid rock of the mantle is part is the lithosphere. Below the solid rock, the mantle rock has the ability to flow like a liquid. Most of the mantle is made up of rock that can flow. Sanjida Ahmed 752/753
Which layer is believed to behave most like a liquid?
If we're talking layers of the earth, that would be the upper mantle, below the crust.
What is the area of the earth That flows Like a thick liquid?
The mantle
Which part of the earth's mantle can flow like a thick liquid?
no part
Does the earth's inner core behave like a thick liquid?
No. It behaves like a solid.
Does earth's inner core behave like a thick liquid?
No. It behaves as a solid.
What part of the earth is some what like liquid?
The mantle of Earth contains magma or so you can call it lava which is a liquid from 700-1200 degrees centigrade.
Why do the earths continents float on the liquids mantle of the earth?
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.
What part of the earth behaves like a brittle solid?
The crust and the upper part of the mantle are the solid part of the Earth called the lithosphere.
What part of the mantle can flow like thick liquid?
The outer core of the mantle can be liquid.
Is the mantle of Earth's layer liquid?
The upper part is thick and fudge like, and the lower part is more like liquid. It's all hot, molten rock.
What is the mantle core like?
The core is solid metal surrounded by liquid metal, the mantle is liquid rock.
What is the plasticity of the mantle?
It is the ability of the mantle (solid) to flow like liquid.
