lithosphere
Scientists Discover New Geological Link Between Earth and Venus
Venus is sometimes called Earth's sister planet because of their shared physical, geological, and atmospheric features. Scientists have discovered something…
Eggshell Planets Have a Thin Brittle Crust and No Mountains or Tectonics
Planets without plate tectonics are unlikely to be habitable. But currently, we've never seen the surface of an exoplanet to…
What Cracked the Earth’s Outer Shell and Started its Plate Tectonics?
Earth's lithosphere is made up of seven large tectonic plates and a number of smaller ones. The theory of plate…
How Do Volcanoes Erupt?
Volcanic eruptions are driven by a combination of mechanisms, which include pressure and heat in the Earth's mantle, as well…
What are the Earth’s Layers?
There is more to the Earth than what we can see on the surface. In fact, if you were able…
What Is Lithosphere
[/caption] Every rocky planet has a lithosphere, but what is lithosphere? It is the rigid outermost shell of a rocky…
Continental Crust
The crust is the top layer of the Earth's Surface. Did you know that there are 2 types, though? One…