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The mantle is primarily solid due to the high pressures and temperatures that keep its minerals in a solid state. However, it can flow like a liquid over geological timescales due to the presence of heat, which causes partial melting and the formation of a viscous, semi-fluid layer called the asthenosphere. This allows for slow, convective movement within the mantle, facilitating tectonic processes such as plate tectonics. The combination of solid-state properties and the ability to deform over long timescales enables this unique behavior.
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Is the mantle a soild or liquid?
The mantle is mostly solid, but it can flow slowly over long periods of time, behaving like a very viscous liquid. This movement is what drives plate tectonics on Earth.
Is the mantle solid liquid?
It is a solid from the liquid outer core all the way to the crust
Is the earths mantle made of liquid?
No. The Earth's mantle is a ductile solid.
Is the moho a solid or liquid?
The Moho, short for Mohorovičić discontinuity, is a boundary in the Earth's crust that separates the solid crust from the underlying mantle. So, the Moho is where the solid crust transitions into the solid mantle, but it is not a solid or liquid layer itself.
What is the state of matter in the upper mantle?
solid
Is the mantle mostly a soild liquid or gas?
solid
Is the earth a solid or a liquid?
Both. The upper mantle is solid and the lower mantle is liquid.
Is mantle a gas liquid or a solid?
solid
Is the mantle a soild or liquid?
The mantle is mostly solid, but it can flow slowly over long periods of time, behaving like a very viscous liquid. This movement is what drives plate tectonics on Earth.
Is the lower mantle of the Earth a solid or liquid?
the lower mantle of earth is a solid
What are the composition of layers of earth?
The crust, mantle, and core. :)
Is Mercury's mantle made of a liquid or a solid?
Solid.
Is the uppermost part of the mantle a liquid or solid?
Solid!
Is the mantle solid liquid or other?
Liquid I Think
Is the lower mantle solid or liquid?
The lower part of the Mantle is liquid.
What Borders liquid core?
The liquid core of Earth is surrounded by the solid mantle and crust. This liquid outer core is mostly composed of iron and nickel, and it is responsible for generating Earth's magnetic field through convection currents.
Is the mantle solid liquid?
It is a solid from the liquid outer core all the way to the crust
