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The asthenosphere is commonly said to be made of partially molten rock, but that is not entirely true. There are areas of the asthenosphere that are partially molten, but they make up a small portion of its volume. The asthenosphere is hot enough that it would be molten is brought to the surface, but the enormous pressure inside Earth keeps it in a state that is technically solid. The rock is still rather soft though and can flow slowly over the course of thousands to millions of years. When you look at substances over such long periods of time the distinction between solid and liquid becomes a bit blurred.
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The partially molten layer of Earth's mantle?
It is the asthenosphere. Because the lithosphere is a part of the crust and mantle. So that makes the asthenosphere underneath it because it is hard rock...
What is the partially molten layer of earth called?
The asthenosphere.
Soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats?
As the question uses the word mantle which is a compositional layer of the earth, then the answer is crust.
Is the asthenosphere the partially molten layer of the earth's core?
The asthenosphere is partially molten; however, it is an interior layer which is separate from the Earth's inner and outer core. In fact, the asthenosphere is located directly under the lithosphere (the brittle outer shell of Earth), extending only a few hundred miles down from the surface.
What is moving in plate tectonics?
The Lithosphere, which is made up of the entire crust and the upper mantle. This Lithosphere floats on the weak/molten lowwer mantle, called the Asthenosphere.
What is the partially molten layer of the mantle called?
The relatively soft layer of the upper mantle is called the asthenosphere
The partially molten layer of Earth's mantle?
It is the asthenosphere. Because the lithosphere is a part of the crust and mantle. So that makes the asthenosphere underneath it because it is hard rock...
Partially molten, plastic-like, flowing layer located below the solid part of Earths mantle?
Partially molten, plastic like, flowing layer located below the solid part of Earth's mantle is the Asthenosphere. The asthenosphere is mechanically weak and ductiley deforming region of the upper mantle.
What is a layer of the Earth that contains partially molten rock and very high temperatures?
The asthenosphere, part of the upper mantle.
Is the asthenosphere molten?
The asthenosphere is only partially molten with some estimates of around 5 percent.
Is the earth solid or liquid?
The asthenosphere is partially molten. It is about 5% molten.
Is it true the mantle is completely molten?
no. the mantle is only partially molten
What is the partially molten layer of earth called?
The asthenosphere.
Is the Earth's asthenospere solid or liquid?
The asthenosphere is partially molten. It is about 5% molten.
What are molten material in the mantle?
Yes. The mantle is composed of the plastic mantle, or the upper part, which is partially molten. The stiffer mantle is under it. it is not as molten
WHAT PART OF MANTLE CONTAINS MOLTEN MATERIAL?
the asthenosphere and the lithosphere contain molten material.
What parts of the mantle contains molten material?
the asthenosphere and the lithosphere contain molten material.
