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Is a tectonic plate the rigid material of the outer core?
No, a tectonic plate is a large piece of the Earth's lithosphere that moves and interacts with other plates. The rigid material of the outer core is primarily composed of iron and nickel and plays a role in generating Earth's magnetic field.
Pieces of rock or metal that have reached the earth from outer space?
meteorite
What are the names of the pieces of the outer layr?
The pieces of the Earth's outer layer are called tectonic plates. These plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them and interact with each other at plate boundaries, causing processes like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Is hydrosphere the Earth's crust?
It is the solid brittle outer part of the Earth forming the tectonic plates. The bulk of the mantle and the inner core are also solid. Only the outer core is liquid.
What in the world is the lithosphere?
The lithosphere is the solid, rocky layer covering the entire surface of the planet, composed of the crust and the hard uppermost mantle, and reacts to stresses as a brittle solid. The lithosphere ranges in thickness from 50 - 200 km and is fragmented into tectonic plates with boundaries where plates collide, diverge, or grind past each other.Lithosphere is the solid part of the Earth.Like land,and crops.The land part of the earth on the crust
What are lithosphere plates?
nazca and pacific
What layer is considered the brittle outer layer of the Earth?
Lithosphere
What is the outer part of the earth composed of solid rock?
The lithosphere is the outer rocky shell of the Earth, based on the physical state of the material (brittle). The lithosphere is a combination of the crust, and the brittle uppermost mantle to which it is attached.
What is the outer part of the earth that is composed of solid rock?
The crust is the outermost rocky layer, based on division by chemistry. The lithosphere is the outer rocky shell of the Earth, based on the physical state of the material (brittle). The lithosphere is a combination of the crust, and the brittle uppermost mantle.
What is the outer layers of the earth's pieces called?
Tectonic plates
Which layer of earth contains asthenosphere?
The asthenosphere is located in the upper mantle. The asthenosphere is below the lithosphere, the brittle outer shell of the Earth.
What do the uppermost layer of the mantle and the crust compose?
Combined, they form the lithosphere, the brittle outer shell of the Earth.
Is a tectonic plate the rigid material of the outer core?
No, a tectonic plate is a large piece of the Earth's lithosphere that moves and interacts with other plates. The rigid material of the outer core is primarily composed of iron and nickel and plays a role in generating Earth's magnetic field.
Why does Earth get meteor showers?
Earth sometimes receives meteor showers when a large object breaks apart in outer space. Once the pieces enter earths atmosphere they are dragged to the ground by gravity.
Pieces of rock or metal that have reached the earth from outer space?
meteorite
Why are earthquakes described as earth shattering?
Earthquakes occur due to brittle failures in the Earth's lithosphere. Brittle failures occur where fractures propagate through the material. So an earthquake is literally the consequence of fracturing or shattering a part of the brittle outer layer of the earth. It could also be argued that they "shatter" the lives of the people affected by them.
What makes up earths lithoshpere?
The Lithosphere is a composed of the hard and brittle outer shell of the Earth consisting of the crust and the uppermost mantle.
