What can the asthenosphere do?

Anonymous

∙ 13y ago

Updated: 8/20/2019

The asthenosphere can deform in a ductile manner (i.e. it behaves like a very viscous fluid - imagine very, very, very thick treacle) unlike the overlying lithosphere which behaves as a brittle material and so fractures into separate fragments known as plates.

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∙ 13y ago

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What is the partially melted part of earth that carries the crust?

It is called the asthenosphere.

The layer of the upper mantle that can flow is the?

asthenosphere

Do plate tectonics sit on the asthenosphere?

they sit on the asthenosphere

What part of the mantle is part of the lithosphere?

asthenosphere

What is the temperature of asthenosphere?

The asthenosphere is about 1600 degrees Celsius. :)

What is temperature of asthenosphere?

The asthenosphere is about 1600 degrees Celsius. :)

What make the asthenosphere?

the mantel makes up the asthenosphere

Is the Earth's asthenosphere rigid?

No. The asthenosphere is plastic in texture.

What makes up the asthenosphere?

the mantel makes up the asthenosphere

What type of layer is the Asthenosphere?

The Asthenosphere is a layer of the upper mantle.

Is asthenosphere the lower mantle?

No. The asthenosphere is part of the upper mantle.

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.