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A solid layer made of iron and a nicel
Duane O'Hara
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∙ 15y agoThe mantle extends 1800 miles into the earth and is divided into two parts. The upper mantle is part of the lithosphere an is strong and rigid. The lower mantle is part of the asthenosphere and is hotter and flows under pressure. This part of the mantle is soft and weak. The mantle makes up the largest percentage of the earth's interior.
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∙ 12y agoIt is the thickest layer of the Earth. The crust ( where we live ) is right on top of it. If something digs into the ground, it is still in the crust. It might seem really thin, but not that thin to us little people of the world! ;)
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∙ 12y agoIn the matle there are two layers, the asthenosphere and the lithosphere.
the lithoshpere is the outermost layer and is hard, thin, and brittle. this layer connects to the crust (earths outermost layer) and has cracks in it creating tectonic plates.
The asthenosphere (the lower layer) is made of soft almost liquid molten rock rock the lithosphere "floats" on this layer. The asthenosphere has convection currents which cause the movements of tectonic plates causing continental drift.
-----this was a brief run through of the mantle from yours truly the bored kid doing homework and answering questions.......I am always accurate but I may not always have a ton of detail- and will be adding a mark on my answers.
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∙ 13y agoa mix of layers of hot rocks and magma/lava :)
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∙ 12y agoextremely hot to the point of burning up
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Which layer is believed to behave most like a liquid?
If we're talking layers of the earth, that would be the upper mantle, below the crust.
Part of earth's interior that flows like plastic?
Partially molten, plastic like, flowing layer located below the solid part of Earth's mantle is the Asthenosphere. The asthenosphere is mechanically weak and ductiley deforming region of the upper mantle.
The section of earth beneath the crust?
Mantle Is The Below Layer Of The Crust In Earth.
What layer drives the movement of plates?
Convection currents in the mantle drive plate movements.
At what depth would you find mantle material but still be within the lithosphere?
at the end of the earth.
What Word would you use to descirbe sugar dissolving into water?
The Process Is called solution
Which layer is believed to behave most like a liquid?
If we're talking layers of the earth, that would be the upper mantle, below the crust.
How is gum like mantle?
You might have been confused gum for taffy. The mantle is like taffy/gum because it is supposedly runny. (well, I guess I would be HOT taffy)
What is the plastic-like part of the mantle?
The asthenosphere is made of soft rock and bends like plastic in the mantle.
What would happen if Earth's convection currents in Earth's mantle slowed down.?
If the convection currents in the earth's mantle slowed down then the mantle would slow down. Eventually, the mantle would stop all movement.
What might the earth look like without convection currents in the mantle?
The earth would look like it did when it formed
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How would the mantle react under a sudden forceful impact?
it would harden just like silly putty
How do upper mantle rock differ from lower mantle rock?
the upper-mantle rocks are heavier while the lower mantle rocks are semisolid like melted plastic
What contains the asthenosphere and the lower mantle?
The answer to this question would be the mantle.
What is the plasticity of the mantle?
It is the ability of the mantle (solid) to flow like liquid.
Is the mantle heated mainly by the heat conducted from the core?
No, the main heat source for the mantle (as well as the core) is radioactive decay of elements like uranium within the mantle itself (or core, respectively). Heat rising from the core into the already hot mantle does set up the differential heat profile that drives much of the mantle convection, but even without the additional core heat the mantle would convect (but slower) so that its heat would rise to the crust.
