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What is the crust beneath the ocean called?
Oceanic Crust
The layer immediately beneath the Moho is the core?
False. Directly below the Moho is the mantle, as the Moho marks the boundary between the crust and the mantle.
Is asthenosohere part of the earth?
Yes it is. The Asthenosphere is a region in the upper region of the Earth's mantle. In fact, it is located directly under the crust, or the Lithosphere (land).
Why does ocenaic crust sink beneath the continental crust at a subduction boundary?
The oceanic crust is denser than the continental crust.
What is likely happening at the boundary between the Nazca plate and the South American plate?
Answer this question… Subduction of oceanic crust beneath continental crust
What lies directly beneath the surface?
crust
What lies directly beneath the earths surface?
crust
What is the crust beneath the oceans?
Oceanic Crust
What is the crust beneath the ocean?
Oceanic Crust
Which region can calcium be found in?
Calcium mostly exists as CaCO3 in Earth's crust and mantle (the 2nd region of earth beneath the crust). CaCO3 or Calcium carbonate is the main constituent of limestone and Marble. There are also large amounts of Gypsum CaSO4.
What is the crust beneath the ocean called?
Oceanic Crust
What is the lower mantle beneath?
The lower mantle is beneath the crust.
What is the part of the earth where the melted rocks are located beneath the crust?
The mantle. Specifically, the upper mantle, or asthenosphere, is directly below the crust. It is a layer of melted, but still firm and slightly gooey, rock.
When oceanic plunges beneath continental crust volcanic activity and earthquakes may result in which region does this occur?
The continental margins of the Pacific Ocean
Where is the crust the thickest the plate?
The crust is thickest beneath the mountains.
The layer immediately beneath the Moho is the core?
False. Directly below the Moho is the mantle, as the Moho marks the boundary between the crust and the mantle.
Is asthenosohere part of the earth?
Yes it is. The Asthenosphere is a region in the upper region of the Earth's mantle. In fact, it is located directly under the crust, or the Lithosphere (land).
