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Lithosphere is a 50 - 200 kmA thick rocky layer that covers the entire surface of the Earth . It is composed of a hard uppermost mantle and crust.

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What is a section of lithosphere that carries crust?

the outer mantle


What section of the lithosphere carries the crust?

The crust is actually part of the lithosphere, though it is 'carried' by the magma of the outer mantle.


What section of the lithosphere that carries crust?

''plates'', it was on my crossword for homework (6th grader)


What is the name of the outerlayer of the lithosphere?

The crust is the outer layer of the lithosphere.


What is called the crust And the upper mantle called?

lithosphere


Is the crust and the top layer of the mantle called lithosphere?

Yes the crust and the top layer of the mantle is called Lithosphere.


What is the section of lithosphere that carries crust?

its the plate it was on my homework and im in 6th grade


What is the upper section of the lithosphere?

The upper section of the lithosphere is known as the crust. It is made up of solid rock that includes both continental crust, found beneath landmasses, and oceanic crust, found beneath oceans. The crust is the outermost layer of the Earth's surface.


What is the crust and the upper mantle are called?

The crust and uppermost hard rocky mantle, together, is known as the lithosphere, which is above the plastic-like upper mantle area known as the asthenosphere.


Is the partially melted zone of earths that carries the crust the lithosphere?

No it is really subduction


What section of the earth is composed of the crust and a part of the upper mantle?

The Lithosphere


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.