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Large segments of the crust and upper mantle known as?

Large segments of the crust and upper mantle known as the Lithospheric plates.


What is another name for the upper mantel?

The upper mantle is also known as the asthenosphere.


The crust and part of the upper mantle are known as?

Asthenosphere


What are the crust and part of the upper mantle known as?

lithenosphere


Are tectonic plates made of mantle?

The solid portion of the upper mantle which behaves as a brittle solid is known as the lithospheric mantle. This part of the upper mantle along with the crust forms tectonic plates.


The crust and part of the upper mantle are known as the what?

The crust and part of the upper mantle are known as the lithosphere. The lithosphere is the outermost solid shell of Earth that is broken into tectonic plates.


The mantle is made of what structural zones?

The mantle is composed of the upper mantle and the lower mantle. The upper mantle is known for its plasticity and convective movement, while the lower mantle is more rigid and is characterized by high-pressure conditions.


What is the state of matter of the Earth's upper mantle?

The Earth's upper mantle is composed of solid rock that flows through liquid rock, also known as lava.


What is the crust and the upper mantle are called?

The crust and uppermost hard rocky mantle, together, is known as the lithosphere, which is above the plastic-like upper mantle area known as the asthenosphere.


Is the second layer of the earth the upper mantle or the lower mantle?

upper mantle


Is the boundary between the crust and upper mantle?

The boundary between the crust and upper mantle is known as the Mohorovičić discontinuity or Moho. It represents the change in seismic wave velocity and composition between the rigid outer layer (crust) and the more ductile layer beneath (mantle).


What is the name of the lower part of mantle and the upper part of mantle?

The lower part of the mantle is called the "lower mantle" or "mesosphere", while the upper part of the mantle is referred to as the "upper mantle" or "asthenosphere".