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What layer of rock forms the Earth's crust?

mantle


What layer of rock that forms the earth's crust?

mantle


What layer of earth is hot rock?

The mantle is the hot rock.


Is the earth mantle a layer of hot rock?

Not exactly--the mantle is comprised of semisolid rock, or magma.


Which layer of the earth does the magma form?

Magma forms in the mantle layer of the Earth. It is a molten rock material that originates from the partial melting of rocks in the upper mantle. Magma can rise to the Earth's surface through volcanic eruptions.


Which earth layer is found under the crust?

35 - 60 Kms would be the uppermost mantle, which along with the crust forms the hard, brittle lithosphere. The Mantle is a semi-molten layer.


What is the hot layer of rock and magma?

Mantle


What layer of rock is 1800 miles thick?

The layer of rock that is approximately 1800 miles thick is the mantle layer of the Earth. The mantle is located between the Earth's crust and its core, and it comprises the majority of the Earth's volume.


What layer of the earth does most magma originate?

Most magma originates in the asthenosphere, which is a semi-fluid layer located in the upper mantle. Magma forms here due to the high temperatures and pressures that facilitate the melting of rock.


What layer of the earth is the solid rock layer?

The lithosphere is the physical layer of hard brittle rock. The remainder of the mantle that is not contained in the lithosphere is the layer of ductile rock.


In what layer of the earth do most life forms?

Mantle


What are the three sections of the earth?

The three main sections of the Earth are the crust (outer layer), mantle (middle layer), and core (inner layer). The crust is solid rock that forms the Earth's surface, the mantle is a semi-solid layer made up of molten rock and minerals, and the core is composed of a solid inner core surrounded by a liquid outer core.