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The Earth's crust and the very top of the mantle combined is called the lithosphere. It is the rigid outermost part of the Earth.

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What is the earths very top of the mantle combined?

The very top of Earth's mantle is known as the lithosphere. It is a rigid layer that consists of both the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust above it. The lithosphere is broken into tectonic plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath it.


What is the earths crust and the very top of the mantle combined?

The Earth's crust and the uppermost part of the mantle together form the lithosphere. The lithosphere is a rigid outer layer of the Earth that is divided into tectonic plates which float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them.


What part of the earth is the crust and the very top of the mantle?

The crust and the very top of the mantle make up the lithosphere, which is the outermost layer of the Earth. The lithosphere is divided into several tectonic plates that move and interact with each other at plate boundaries.


How is the mixture of cornstarch and water differ from the earths mantle?

the earths mantle is very hot were cornstarch is not hot at all


How is the mixture of cornstarch and water different from the Earths Mantle?

the earths mantle is very hot were cornstarch is not hot at all


What is the composition and approximate thickness of the mantle?

Earths mantle is less dense and very hot. The mantle is 2885km thick.


Is the earths crust less than one percent of earths mass?

With a very sizable iron core and a (by comparison) wafer-thin crust, I doubt that the earth's crust even approximates a full percentage point.


Why do the earths continents float on the liquids mantle of the earth?

The continents "float" on the liquid mantle of the Earth because the metals that make up the mantle are very dense. The continents move when magma is pushed through the crust of the Earth in places like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The continents "float" on the liquid mantle of the Earth because the metals that make up the mantle are very dense. The continents move when magma is pushed through the crust of the Earth in places like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.


Which layer makes up the majority of earths interior?

The mantle is the largest layer in the Earth's interior.


Is the lithospere located in the crust?

The lithosphere includes the crust and the very top of the mantle. The lithosphere is cool and brittle.


What is the composition of the mantl?

The earths mantle is less dense and it's very hot.


How is the mixture of cornstarch and water differ from Earth's mantle?

the earths mantle is very hot were cornstarch is not hot at all