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What spheres of the Earth is most directly affected by earthquakes and volcanoes?
The lithosphere is most directly affected by earthquakes and volcanoes. Earthquakes occur when there is movement along faults in the lithosphere, while volcanoes are associated with the release of molten rock, or magma, through the lithosphere to the surface.
What forms lithosphere?
The lithosphere was formed over a vast expanse of time as the outer skin of the earth solidified from magma.
Is magma molten rock formed in the asthenophere?
Yes, magma is indeed molten rock formed in the asthenosphere, which is a layer of the Earth's mantle. Due to the high temperature and pressure in the asthenosphere, rocks can partially melt to form magma. This magma can then rise through the Earth's crust and eventually reach the surface as lava during volcanic eruptions.
What are the two spheres of the earth that effect both volcanoes and earthquakes?
The two spheres of the Earth that affect both volcanoes and earthquakes are the lithosphere and the asthenosphere. The lithosphere is the rigid outer layer of the Earth that is broken into tectonic plates, which can cause earthquakes when they move. The asthenosphere is a semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere that allows for the movement of tectonic plates and the formation of volcanic activity.
How does burning fossil fuels affect the lithosphere?
The lithosphere is the rocky crust of the earth, Earth's surface. Burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) has no real effect on the lithosphere, but has a very big effect on the atmosphere.
What spheres of the Earth is most directly affected by earthquakes and volcanoes?
The lithosphere is most directly affected by earthquakes and volcanoes. Earthquakes occur when there is movement along faults in the lithosphere, while volcanoes are associated with the release of molten rock, or magma, through the lithosphere to the surface.
Which of the following is part of the Earths lithosphere SoilMagma None of these Mantle, magma, and soil Mantle?
Mantle is part of the Earth's lithosphere.
What volcano is located in the middle of the lithosphere?
magma
What forms lithosphere?
The lithosphere was formed over a vast expanse of time as the outer skin of the earth solidified from magma.
Why is the magma moving under the lithosphere?
Magma moves under the lithosphere because the aesthenosphere (and magma) are ductile - they act as a fluid, although a very viscous one, and they do flow. The viscosity of a magma depends on its mineral composition. Magma will move in convection currents throughout the aesthenosphere due to the heating and cooling of it as it travels throughout the aesthenosphere.
What section of the lithosphere carries the crust?
The crust is actually part of the lithosphere, though it is 'carried' by the magma of the outer mantle.
What is the area where magma is forced up through a crack in the lithosphere?
Volcano.
True or false magma forms in the lithosphere?
False. It forms in the Athenosphere!!
What is the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises to earth's surface and solidifies at a mid-ocean ridge?
This process is called seafloor spreading. As magma rises from the mantle to the surface at mid-ocean ridges, it cools and solidifies to form new oceanic lithosphere. This continuous process helps in the expansion of the ocean basins and the movement of tectonic plates.
A place where magma pushes up on oceanic lithosphere?
A mid-ocean ridge is where magma pushes up on oceanic lithosphere, creating new oceanic crust as the magma solidifies. The heat from the magma causes the lithosphere to rise and spread apart, resulting in seafloor spreading. This process is fundamental in plate tectonics theory.
How do you use asthenosphere in a sentence?
The lithosphere is on the top of the mantle. :=]
What allows the tectonic plates in the lithosphere to move?
the hot magma moves around and they move.
