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The The crust and the uppermost layer of the mantle form the lithosphere. The asthenosphere, which is still in the upper mantle, is the next layer down.
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Does lithosphere or asthenosphere contain partly melted rock from the upper part of the mantle?
The Asthenosphere.
What is the crust and the upper mantle are called?
The crust and uppermost hard rocky mantle, together, is known as the lithosphere, which is above the plastic-like upper mantle area known as the asthenosphere.
What is the athenosphere and what is it located between?
The asthenosphere is part of the upper mantle directly below the lithosphere.
The lithosphere lies on top of what?
The lithosphere lies on top of the asthenosphere, the weaker, hotter, deeper part of the upper mantle.
What layer lies beneath the lithosphere?
The asthenosphere.
What is the the part of the mantle below the lithosphere?
Upper Mantle
The asthenosphere is part of which layer of the earth?
The Asthenosphere is part of the Mantle of the Earth
Does lithosphere or asthenosphere contain partly melted rock from the upper part of the mantle?
The Asthenosphere.
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.
Is the lower part of the mantle called the lithosphere or asthenosphere?
The lower part of the mantle is actually names the mesosphere. It is overlain by the asthenosphere which is part of the upper mantle and this in turn is overlain by the lithosphere which is made up of the very uppermost mantle and the crust.
What is the crust and the upper mantle are called?
The crust and uppermost hard rocky mantle, together, is known as the lithosphere, which is above the plastic-like upper mantle area known as the asthenosphere.
What part of the mantle is the asthenosphere found?
The asthenosphere lies in, and is the upper ductile part of, the mantle. It is the layer directly underneath the lithosphere; the layer composed of the crust and uppermost rigid mantle.
What part of the mantle is part of the lithosphere?
asthenosphere
Is the Asthenosphere the bottom part of the mantle?
Yes it is and the lithosphere is the upper part, to remember this think of L.A. The L comes first which is the lithosphere and the A comes second which is the asthenosphere
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 athenosphere and what is it located between?
The asthenosphere is part of the upper mantle directly below the lithosphere.
How is the lithosphere different then the adthosphere?
The lithosphere is defined as the crust plus the brittle, uppermost mantle to which it is attached. The part of the upper mantle called the asthenosphere is ductile, and is the portion of the mantle on which the lithosphere 'floats'. Essentially, it is a difference in the degree of ductility. The lithosphere is brittle; the mantle is ductile.
