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Earth's crust and its upper mantle is called?
The lithosphere is the crust Moho and upper mantle. It floats on a plasticity zone called the asthenosphere.
The crust and uppermost mantle make up the rigid outer layer of Earth what is it called?
Together the crust and upper mantle make the lithosphere.
How do you make a sentence with upper mantle?
The upper mantle is located beneath the Earth's crust and above the lower mantle.
What rock makes up the crust and upper mantle?
The predominant rock in the Earth's crust and upper mantle is called silicate rock, composed mainly of silicon and oxygen. This type of rock is known as "peridotite" in the mantle and "granite" in the crust.
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).
