It is the ability of the mantle (solid) to flow like liquid.
They occur in the upper mantle and the convections come from the inner core but travel to the upper mantle.
Plasticity means that there is enough movement in the asthenosphere to allow thelithospheric plates to move.
The lithosphere is the crust Moho and upper mantle. It floats on a plasticity zone called the asthenosphere.
The basic answer is the Mantle, but, really, it's the only very uppermost part of the Mantle that encounters plasticity and convection--when relating to tectonic plate movement, at least. The Asthenosphere is the fluid layer on with plates move across the surface of the earth, being pulled apart (Diverging) or colliding together (Converging). The Asthenosphere is what drives convection and in a very similar way, subduction. Like the person above said, if your teacher/professor hasn't said the word Asthenosphere, then the answer he/she is looking for here is the Mantle, or Upper Mantle. I'd go with Upper Mantle to be safe.
Yes, it is a solid with the uncommon characteristic of plasticity. It is a solid with the ability to flow like a liquid, but the mantle moves slowly. If you could kick it, you would stub your toe.
To answer your question the answer is the Mantle.
solid atoms can not flow they can only slowly vibrate.
They occur in the upper mantle and the convections come from the inner core but travel to the upper mantle.
Plasticity means that there is enough movement in the asthenosphere to allow thelithospheric plates to move.
Plasticity means that there is enough movement in the asthenosphere to allow thelithospheric plates to move.
Plasticity means that there is enough movement in the asthenosphere to allow thelithospheric plates to move.
The lithosphere is the crust Moho and upper mantle. It floats on a plasticity zone called the asthenosphere.
While still solid, the asthenosphere is able to flow. The ability of a solid to flow is called plasticity. See "What's the matter?" for an activity to demonstrate plasticity. Since the asthenosphere is more liquid than the rest of the mantle, the broken lithosphere plates are able to "float" on it.
The basic answer is the Mantle, but, really, it's the only very uppermost part of the Mantle that encounters plasticity and convection--when relating to tectonic plate movement, at least. The Asthenosphere is the fluid layer on with plates move across the surface of the earth, being pulled apart (Diverging) or colliding together (Converging). The Asthenosphere is what drives convection and in a very similar way, subduction. Like the person above said, if your teacher/professor hasn't said the word Asthenosphere, then the answer he/she is looking for here is the Mantle, or Upper Mantle. I'd go with Upper Mantle to be safe.
Yes, it is a solid with the uncommon characteristic of plasticity. It is a solid with the ability to flow like a liquid, but the mantle moves slowly. If you could kick it, you would stub your toe.
Plasticity means the ability to be shaped and molded.
Both have the ability to behave as solid and liquid states of matter.