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A distance of about 1,800 miles [2,896.8 kilometers] separates the earth's mantle from the earth's crust.
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What floats on earth mantle?
The lithosphere, part crust and part rigid upper mantle, floats on the asthenosphere.
Which layer of the earth is the land we stand on the crust the mantle the outer core or the inner core?
The mantle contains the bulk of Earth's rock, far surpassing the crust. The outer core is a liquid, and therefore would not be considered rock. The inner core is a metallic alloy, primarily of iron and nickel, and although it could be considered a rock, as it is solid and comprised of minerals, it still has a mass less than that of the mantle.
How far is it to the lithosphere from the crust?
The crust is part of the lithosphere. The lithosphere is made up of the crust and the upper mantle. Therefore, there is no spatial distance between the lithosphere and the crust.
What is the largest zone of interior of the Earth by volume?
By far, the mantle.
How far below the earth's surface is the asthenosphere?
The asthenosphere begins at around 100-150 km depth in the Earth. This is below the lithosphere, which consists of the crust and the uppermost mantle (the plates in plate tectonics).The asthenosphere is in the mantle, but it is still unclear how much of the mantle (which goes down to a depth of ~2900 km) is actually part of the asthenosphere.
How far away is the lithosphere?
You're standing on it. The lithosphere is the crust and upper mantle of the earth.
How far away are is the upper mantle to the crust?
The crust thins and thickens over the surface of the earth. At a mid-ocean ridge spreading center, the mantle is essentially at the surface. Under neath the Himalayan mountains it is well over 40km.
Is the mantle is the thickest layer of Earth?
The mantle, by far, is the thickest layer of the Earth.
How far is the Earth's mantle from the crust?
it may be 2900 km The mantle is about 1,800 miles deep, and depending on where on the earth, it may be between 10km (where there is a thinner lithosphere) to 50+ km!
What floats on earth mantle?
The lithosphere, part crust and part rigid upper mantle, floats on the asthenosphere.
Is basalt part of earth's crust?
Yes. Basalt occurs only in the crust; the oceanic crust is primarily basalt.Actually the mantle contains far more basalt than is in the entire crust.the oceanic crust is mostly basaltthe continental crust is mostly granite
Does the grand canyon reach to the mantle?
Not even close. It goes down less than two kilometers into the continental crust, over thirty kilometers away from the upper reaches of the mantle. The bottom of the ocean is far closer to the mantle.
How far is the Earth's crust?
the earth's crust is 2100 ki. down the earth.
Which layer of the earth is the land we stand on the crust the mantle the outer core or the inner core?
The mantle contains the bulk of Earth's rock, far surpassing the crust. The outer core is a liquid, and therefore would not be considered rock. The inner core is a metallic alloy, primarily of iron and nickel, and although it could be considered a rock, as it is solid and comprised of minerals, it still has a mass less than that of the mantle.
How far is it to Earth's crust?
From where
How far is it to the lithosphere from the crust?
The crust is part of the lithosphere. The lithosphere is made up of the crust and the upper mantle. Therefore, there is no spatial distance between the lithosphere and the crust.
What is the largest zone of interior of the Earth by volume?
By far, the mantle.
