Litosphere Flashcards

1
Q

• Is the hard and rigid outer layer of the Earth that includes the crust and the Asthenosphere.

A

THE LITHOSPHERE

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= is the upper portion of the lithosphere

A

• Crust

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3
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= beneath the lithosphere which is the
uppermost part of the mantle and has the characteristics of being hot and flowing.

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• Asthenosphere

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4
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• The ——— portion of the mantle is pliable and ductile because the outer core which it surrounds is a hot liquefied rock layer that has convection currents.

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inner,

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