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What is the difference between lithosphere and asthenosphere?
The difference between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere is that the asthenosphere is the lower part of the upper mantle it behaves like a plastic but flows much more easily than the rest of the mantle. The lithosphere however, includes the entire crust and the uppermost part of the mantle, it is more rigid and brittle and doesn't flow.
Is water brittle?
No plastic is not brittle.
Are the crust and the lithosphere brittle?
The lithosphere, which consists of the crust and uppermost mantle, is considered hard and brittle, unlike the asthenosphere, where rock is considered ductile.
The mantle is made of what structural zones?
The upper mantle is part of the brittle lithosphere and the middle and lower mantle form the ductile asthenosphere.
What is ''plastic'' rock and how does it move?
The asthenosphere, moves with convection
Is the asthenosphere brittle rock?
yes it is brittle but shifting
What best describes the physical nature of the earth's lithosphere and the asthenosphere?
The lithosphere is rigid and commonly deforms in a brittle manner; the asthenosphere tends to flow slowly and deform in a plastic manner.
Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere?
The asthenosphere is located in the upper mantle. The asthenosphere is below the lithosphere, the brittle outer shell of the Earth.
What are the differences between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere?
The lithosphere is cold and brittle whereas the asthenosphere is hot and dense.
Which layer of earth contains asthenosphere?
The asthenosphere is located in the upper mantle. The asthenosphere is below the lithosphere, the brittle outer shell of the Earth.
Is the Earth's asthenosphere rigid?
No. The asthenosphere is plastic in texture.
What is the difference between lithosphere and asthenosphere?
The difference between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere is that the asthenosphere is the lower part of the upper mantle it behaves like a plastic but flows much more easily than the rest of the mantle. The lithosphere however, includes the entire crust and the uppermost part of the mantle, it is more rigid and brittle and doesn't flow.
What is the solid plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere?
The plastic-like layer of the Earth's upper mantle directly below the lithosphere is called the asthenosphere.
What deforms by plastic flow?
asthenosphere
Is water brittle?
No plastic is not brittle.
Are the crust and the lithosphere brittle?
The lithosphere, which consists of the crust and uppermost mantle, is considered hard and brittle, unlike the asthenosphere, where rock is considered ductile.
Is the asthenosphere soft or hard?
Yes the asthenosphere is soft and can bend like plastic.
