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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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Q: How many km is the earths lithosphere from the earths surface?
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What part of the earths structure is 100 km thick?

the crust


How many km is the Lithosphere?

The lithosphere can be 8 km to about 65km in depth.


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 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 is 5 km below the earths surface?

crust


What is the layer 100 km below the earths surface?

The mantle =)


Extends 50-85 km above earths surface?

troposphere


How far below the earths surface do earthquakes occur?

The Lithosphere is not far down at all. Actually, the lithosphere is the solid rocky outer part of the earth. The lithosphere is about 100 km deep in most places.


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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 high is the iss?

The ISS is about 400 km (250 mi) from the Earths surface.


WHAT IS EARTHS INFERRED PRESURE AT A DEPTH OF 3500 KM BELOW THE SURFACE?

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how many km deep is the earths mantle?

2900 km