Lithosphere is the layer clostest to the earths crust. It is the layer that contains the sial and sima. Asthenosphere is the next layer clostest to the earths crust. Mesosphere is the inner most layer of the mantle than it goes to the core... Outer core, and inner core.I learned about it in school XD
Oceanic crust, formed mostly of mafic rocks, or sima, is found on the ocean floor.
The earth's interior is called the core.
It's ... um, denser. The continents (largely SiAl, silicon-aluminium) essentially "float" on the denser SiMa (silicon-magneisum) layer.
sial stands for silica and aluminum, it makes up the continetal crust && sima is sillica and magnesium which makes up the oceanic crust. Sial is less dense so it can float above the mantle and sima is generally thinner(about 10km). hope that helps! =^D
The oceanic crust is made up of mafic rocks which is rich in magnesium and iron. These rocks are also referred to as sima. The oceanic crust is similar to the continental crust, except it is thinner yet denser.
sial and sima - sial is surface crust on land, made of silicate and aluminium. sima is the deep crust found in oceans, made of silicate and magnesium
Sima is the solid rock layer beneath the Earth's crust, while sial is the upper layer of the Earth's crust that is primarily composed of lighter rocks such as granite. Sima is denser and richer in iron and magnesium compared to sial.
Lithosphere is the layer clostest to the earths crust. It is the layer that contains the sial and sima. Asthenosphere is the next layer clostest to the earths crust. Mesosphere is the inner most layer of the mantle than it goes to the core... Outer core, and inner core.I learned about it in school XD
Earths outermost layer is the crust.Actually, the crust is divided into two parts,Sial and Sima.In that way, actually Sial is the outermost layer of the crust,as it lies above the Sima.
Oceanic crust, formed mostly of mafic rocks, or sima, is found on the ocean floor.
The oceanic crust composed of sima, mafic rocks and basalt. This is the top layer of the lithosphere which is found in the ocean floor.
The oceanic crust composed of sima, mafic rocks and basalt. This is the top layer of the lithosphere which is found in the ocean floor.
The earth's interior is called the core.
The lower boundary of the Earth's crust is called the Mohorovičić discontinuity, also known as the Moho. Below the Moho lies the Earth's mantle.
It's ... um, denser. The continents (largely SiAl, silicon-aluminium) essentially "float" on the denser SiMa (silicon-magneisum) layer.
Earths outermost layer is the crust.Actually, the crust is divided into two parts,Sial and Sima.In that way, actually Sial is the outermost layer of the crust,as it lies above the Sima.