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What is the layer beneath the lithosphere made of slowly moving rock in the mantle?
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Pieces of lithosphere move slowly over this soft layer of the mantle?
Pieces of the lithosphere are known as tectonic plates. These plates slide slowly over the upper layer of the mantle known as the asthenosphere.
What Pieces of lithosphere move slowly over this soft layer of mantle?
boundaries and faults
Does lithospheric move slowly or fast?
The lithosphere is Earth's crust, and Earth's crust moves slowly, so I say that the lithosphere moves slowly.
Why would a plume of solid silicate rock rising slowly from deep in the mantle begin melting as it neared the base of the lithosphere?
Temperatures remain high as lowered pressures decrease melting temperatures.
what are non examples of lithosphere?
Oceans: Oceans are not made up of solid lithosphere, but rather liquids and gases. Volcanoes: Volcanoes are composed of molten rock, which is not part of the lithosphere. Soil: Soil is composed of organic matter and weathered rocks, and is not part of the lithosphere. Atmosphere: The atmosphere is composed of gases and does not form part of the lithosphere. Subduction Zones: Subduction Zones are areas of Earth's crust where one plate slides beneath another, and are not part of the lithosphere.
How is the lithosphere different from the layer beneath it?
The layer beneath the lithosphere is much softer and flows very slowly.
Pieces of lithosphere move slowly over this soft layer of the mantle?
Pieces of the lithosphere are known as tectonic plates. These plates slide slowly over the upper layer of the mantle known as the asthenosphere.
What are pieces of the lithosphere move slowly over this layer of the mantle?
asthenosphere
How is the lithospheric different from the layer beneath it?
The layer beneath the lithosphere is much softer and flows very slowly.
What Pieces of lithosphere move slowly over this soft layer of mantle?
boundaries and faults
What is the pieces of lithosphere move slowly over this soft layer of the mantle?
Those are called TECTONIC PLATES.
The section of earth beneath the crust?
Mantle Is The Below Layer Of The Crust In Earth.
What is the mantle of?
It is composed of very hot rock that is "plastic" (slowly moving and deforming). It is not as liquid as the outer core, or the magma that separates the crust from the mantle.
Why is the earths crust always moving?
Simple- Convection in the mantle causes mantle to slowly move, and it pushes against the crust. As it does this, the tectonic plates move.
How far beneath earth surface would you have to to find solid rock that flows slowly?
Anywhere from 5 to 70 miles, roughly, the range of thickness of the lithosphere.
Does lithospheric move slowly or fast?
The lithosphere is Earth's crust, and Earth's crust moves slowly, so I say that the lithosphere moves slowly.
How far beneath Earth's surface would you have to go to find solid rock that flows slowly?
Anywhere from 5 to 70 miles, roughly, the range of thickness of the lithosphere.
