the upper part of mantle is called lithosphere.
The zone of rigid, brittle rock that makes up the outermost layer of Earth is called the lithosphere. It includes the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates that move and interact with each other. Beneath the lithosphere lies the asthenosphere, which is a more ductile and deformable region of the upper mantle.
The lithosphere is the Earth's outermost crust. The asthenosphere is a ductile, somewhat deformable, layer 60-150 miles (100-250 km) below the Earth's surface, under the lithosphere. Movements between the two layers cause earthquakes.
No, the lithosphere is not made of liquid rock; it is primarily composed of solid rock. The lithosphere includes the Earth's crust and the uppermost part of the mantle, which are rigid and brittle. Beneath the lithosphere lies the asthenosphere, where rocks are partially molten and can flow, but the lithosphere itself remains solid.
The lithosphere consists of the crust and upper mantle.
The hotter, softer layer of rock on which the lithosphere rests is called the asthenosphere. It is a semi-fluid layer located beneath the lithosphere and allows for the movement of tectonic plates.
A zone of the earth's mantle that lies beneath the lithosphere and consists of several hundred kilometers of deformable rock.
The zone of rigid, brittle rock that makes up the outermost layer of Earth is called the lithosphere. It includes the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates that move and interact with each other. Beneath the lithosphere lies the asthenosphere, which is a more ductile and deformable region of the upper mantle.
The Lithosphere is solid rock floating on molten rock.
The prefix of lithosphere is "litho-" which means "rock" or "stone."
The lithosphere is the Earth's outermost crust. The asthenosphere is a ductile, somewhat deformable, layer 60-150 miles (100-250 km) below the Earth's surface, under the lithosphere. Movements between the two layers cause earthquakes.
No, submarines do not explore the lithosphere. The word lithosphere is roughly equivalent to "rock sphere" and submarines don't move through rock.
An aeration zone is a portion of the lithosphere in which permeable rock is not filled by water under hydrostatic pressure.
The lithosphere consists of the crust and upper mantle.
"lithos" meaning "rock"
The Greek root word for lithosphere is "lithos," which means "rock."
The lithosphere is the physical layer of hard brittle rock. The remainder of the mantle that is not contained in the lithosphere is the layer of ductile rock.
It is called the lithosphere.