What are the two types of lithospheric crust?Lithosphere:The uppermost part of the earth along with the uppermost mantle constitutes the earth's crust or the lithosphere. The lithospheric crust is fractured into several major and minor plates that move on the lower mantle....
What are tectonic plates? A. Small pieces of the Earth's crust. B. Large pieces of the Earth's crust that move slowly. C. Pieces of the moon. D. Pieces of the sun. 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 B。解析:文章中提到“Tectonic plates are large pieces of the Earth's crust that move ...
The different types of tart shells include standard size, miniature, frozen, fresh, pre-baked, flaky and puff pastry. There are also crumb crust shells and those with lattice shell tops as well as single or double versions. Sometimes, a metal pastry ring of dough is placed on top of a ...
What type of igneous rock is basalt? What is the most abundant type of sedimentary rock? What do all metamorphic rocks have in common? What are the most common igneous rocks found in ophiolites? What is the most common rock in the Earth's crust?
Ores are deposits of one or more precious metals that are found in the earth’s crust. The important ore deposits are iron, silver, and copper. These metals are very essential for trade and are utilised by various industries. For example, copper, which is an excellent electricity conductor,...
You're getting a chain of volcanic islands where the hot plume melts through the crust under the Pacific Ocean at one point after another with active volcanoes on the younger islands that are now just above the plume, and the other islands, well, the farther away from the plume they are ...
Planet Earth is made up of four overlapping subsystems that contain all of world’s land masses, water sources, living organisms, and gases. These four subsystems are known as spheres. Geographers break down the Earth’s systems into four spheres that make up the world’s air (atmosphere),...
But, the vents are also enormous significance for us.From a purely geological perspective, because the chemistry of the oceans is affected by them.To see how, let’s look at the process a little more closely.They typically occur in fields, so you might have an area with a dozen of them...
An earthquake is the ground shaking caused by the sudden energy release in the earth’s crust or upper mantle of the Earth. Earthquakes can differ in length from those that are so small that they are barely felt to those that are so powerful that they propel folks into the air, wreaking...
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