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The lithosphere, part crust and part rigid upper mantle, floats on the asthenosphere.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 6y agoThe lithosphere sits on top of the asthenosphere.
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∙ 14y agoAnything that can withstand the magmas heat and is less massive. So most of the time, under the earth's surface, only gasses.
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∙ 12y agoNothing as far as I know, but the crust is on top of the mantle.
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The lithosphere floats on a layer of the earth mantle called?
The asthenosphere.
We can say that the earth's crust floats on the mantle because?
part of the mantle is hot enough to flow as a plastic solid.
On what part of the earth do the crustal plates float?
The Earth's crust, also called the lithosphere, floats on the upper layer of the mantle. This part of the mantle is known as the asthenosphere.
Earth's crust and its upper mantle is called?
The lithosphere is the crust Moho and upper mantle. It floats on a plasticity zone called the asthenosphere.
What is the earth's surface floating on?
The Earth's crust floats on top of a layer called the mantle, which is composed of hot liquid rock (which sometimes erupts out of volcanoes, and is called magma).
What is the layer that floats above the earth?
The earth's mantle.
What is the layer that floats above the earths core?
The earth's mantle.
The lithosphere floats on a layer of the earth mantle called?
The asthenosphere.
Is the mantle in the cinter of the earth?
No, the inner core is in the earth's centre. The mantle is the semi-molten layer on which the crust floats. We live on the crust.
What is isostatic equilibrium?
Isostatic equilibrium is the balance between Earth's crust and the layer of mantle it floats on. The denser the crust is, the more it sinks into the mantle. Equilibrium is achieved when the crust floats at a certain level in the mantle.
We can say that the earth's crust floats on the mantle because?
part of the mantle is hot enough to flow as a plastic solid.
How does the Mantle of the Earth affect the other sections?
the crust floats on top of the mantle because the mantle is hot, slushy liquid and the crust is solid rock.
On what part of the earth do the crustal plates float?
The Earth's crust, also called the lithosphere, floats on the upper layer of the mantle. This part of the mantle is known as the asthenosphere.
What part of the earth do the crustal plates float?
The Earth's crust, also called the lithosphere, floats on the upper layer of the mantle. This part of the mantle is known as the asthenosphere.
Earth's crust and its upper mantle is called?
The lithosphere is the crust Moho and upper mantle. It floats on a plasticity zone called the asthenosphere.
Is the mantle a solid or something else?
The mantle layer of the planet Earth is made of hot liquid rock (called magma). The crust, upon which we live and type, floats on the mantle.
Is the lithosphere a solid that floats on the inner part of the mantle?
Yes. It floats on the weak mobile layer of the mantle.
