2006-12-13 17:01:45 · 7 answers · asked by ageking20 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
both.
lithosphere (lith'usfēr ") [key], brittle uppermost shell of the earth, broken into a number of tectonic plates. The lithosphere consists of the heavy oceanic and lighter continental crusts, and the uppermost portion of the mantle. The crust and mantle are separated by the Moho or Mohorovicic discontinuity (see earth and seismology). The thickness of the lithosphere varies from to around 1 mi (1.6 km) at the mid-ocean ridges to approximately 80 mi (130 km) beneath older oceanic crust. The thickness of the continental lithospheric plates is probably around 185 mi (300 km) but is uncertain due to the irregular presence of the Moho discontinuity. The lithosphere rests on a soft layer called the asthenosphere, over which the plates of the lithosphere glide.
2006-12-13 17:38:30 · answer #1 · answered by jamaica 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Define liquid? It consists of both solid and liquid I guess. Rocks magma, mantle and lava among a million other things. Time frames are kind of long so base you ideas on the type of deformation. Brittle and it's a solid. Plastic deformation and it's a liquid... Like the windshield of your parents car..
Geez who is teaching our children.
2006-12-13 17:12:28 · answer #2 · answered by thorian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lithos means rocks. Lithosphere is the outer, rigid part of the Earth's crust consisting of surface rocks, that is the SIAL and the upper part of the SIMA. So it is essentially SOLID.
2006-12-13 17:11:16 · answer #3 · answered by saudipta c 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think solid by cecild
2006-12-17 15:15:38 · answer #4 · answered by cecil d 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
solid, isnt that all the ground
2006-12-13 17:03:21 · answer #5 · answered by jessiebabie824 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Thizz iz what it iz
2006-12-13 17:03:04 · answer #6 · answered by rami 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a gas because it is in the atmosphere(probably)
2006-12-13 17:05:06 · answer #7 · answered by Friendly Fire 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋