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The rigid layer that is the upper mantle and crust is called the lithosphere.

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What is the rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust?

Lithosphere


What is crust and uppermost mantle make up the rigid outer layer of earth which is called the?

Together the crust and upper mantle make the lithosphere.


The rigid layer of earth that includes the entire crust and the uppermost part of the mantle is called the?

lithosphere


Which layer includes crust and upper mantle?

The layer that includes the crust and upper mantle is the lithosphere. The lithosphere is the rigid outer layer of the Earth that is broken into tectonic plates. It includes the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle.


What is the uppermost layer of the mantle?

The uppermost layer of the mantle is called the lithosphere. It is a rigid outer layer that includes the crust and a small part of the upper mantle. The lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere below.


Which layer inside the earth includes the upper most portions of the mantel and the crust?

The lithosphere includes the uppermost part of the mantle and it also includes all of the crust.


According to modern geologic terminology the outer rigid layer of the earth is called the?

It is referred to as the lithosphere, a combination of the crust and the uppermost rigid mantle.


The crust and uppermost mantle make up the rigid outer layer of earth called the?

The uppermost mantle and the crust makes the lithosphere.


What do the rigid crust and the uppermost mantle form?

it forms the lithosphere


The crust and the girid upper part of the mantle is found in what part of earth?

Earth's lithosphere includes the crust and the uppermost mantle, which constitute the hard and rigid outer layer of the Earth.


Is the lithosphere a solid or a liquid?

according to scientists, the lithosphere is solid


Which of the crust mantle core layers are located in the lithosphere?

The crust and uppermost part of the mantle (lithospheric mantle) are located in the lithosphere. The lithosphere is composed of the rigid outermost layer of Earth, including the crust and the solid upper part of the mantle.