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lithosphere

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The uppermost mantle together with the crust constitutes the lithosphere. en.wikipedia.org

In addition, mantle plumes may heat the lithosphere and cause prodigious igneous activity. en.wikipedia.org

The temperature underneath the orogen is much higher and thus greatly weakens the lithosphere. en.wikipedia.org

The pedosphere lies below the vegetative cover of the biosphere and above the hydrosphere and lithosphere. en.wikipedia.org

They occur almost exclusively at oceanic-continental convergent boundaries in association with subducted oceanic lithosphere. en.wikipedia.org

During periods of inactivity, the lithosphere cools conductively and thickens to over 300 km. en.wikipedia.org

The lithosphere is underlain by the asthenosphere, the weaker, hotter, and deeper part of the upper mantle. en.wikipedia.org

Since the mantle is extremely viscous, the mantle flow rate varies in pulses which are reflected in the lithosphere by small amplitude, long wavelength undulations. en.wikipedia.org

It aims to understand the physical problems and the issues of lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, pedosphere, and global flora and fauna patterns (biosphere). en.wikipedia.org

Soil is considered the skin of the earth with interfaces between the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. en.wikipedia.org

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