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The Earth's lithosphere can vary in depth from 5 km at the ocean ridges to 200 km underneath mountain ranges.

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What are facts about Earth's lithosphere?

Facts about the Earths's lithosphere:The lithosphere includes the Earths's crust and upper mantle.it is broken into tectonic plates.The uppermost part of the lithosphere is known as the 'pedosphere'. This is the part that reacts to the atmosphere and biosphere through the soil forming process.there are two types of lithosphere - oceanic and continental.Oceanic lithosphere ranges between 50-100 km in thickness.Continental lithosphere ranges between 40 and 200 km in thickness.


What are facts about the earth lithosphere?

Facts about the Earths's lithosphere:The lithosphere includes the Earths's crust and upper mantle.it is broken into tectonic plates.The uppermost part of the lithosphere is known as the 'pedosphere'. This is the part that reacts to the atmosphere and biosphere through the soil forming process.there are two types of lithosphere - oceanic and continental.Oceanic lithosphere ranges between 50-100 km in thickness.Continental lithosphere ranges between 40 and 200 km in thickness.


What is 5 km below the earths surface?

crust


What part of the earths structure is 100 km thick?

The lithosphere is the part of the Earth's structure that is approximately 100 km thick. It consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle and is divided into tectonic plates.


What is the layer 100 km below the earths surface?

The mantle =)


Extends 50-85 km above earths surface?

troposphere


How large is the second smallest planet?

MarsIts equatorial radius is 3,396.2 ± 0.1 km or 0.533 Earths,Its polar radius is 3,376.2 ± 0.1 km or 0.531 Earths,Its surface area is 144,798,500 km² or 0.284 Earths,Its volume is 1.6318 × 1011 km³ or 0.151 Earths,Its mass is 6.4185 × 1023 kg or 0.107 Earths.


how many km deep is the earths mantle?

2900 km


What is the total temperature change between 3 km and 7 km above earths surface?

Around -20c and 15c


Which planet s air pressure is 30 km above the earths surface?

mercury


Where are most of earths gases found?

Within 8 to 12 KM of Earth's surface


How far beneath the earths surface would you have to go to the liquid material of the earths core?

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