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The asthenosphere is part of the mantle, so the question is misguided. It is less dense than the lower mantle.
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What is asthenosphere?
The asthenosphere is the viscous region of the upper mantle of the Earth that lies just below the lithosphere.
What layer lies beneath the lithosphere?
The asthenosphere.
What statement describes the asthenosphere?
Soft layer of the Mantle in which tectonic plates move.
What layer contains the lithosphere asthenosphere and mesosphere?
The layer containing the Lithosphere, Asthenosphere and Mesosphere is the Mantle. The Upper Mantle composes of the Lithosphere while the Lower Mantle composes the Asthenosphere.
In which layer is the asthenosphere and the lithosphere located?
The mantle is the layer where asthenosphere and the lithosphere are located.
Is the lower mantle rock stronger than the asthenosphere?
Yes, it is more viscous.
What is asthenosphere?
The asthenosphere is the viscous region of the upper mantle of the Earth that lies just below the lithosphere.
What is the definition of the word asthenosphere?
The asthenosphere is the highly viscous, mechanically weak and ductilely -deforming region of the upper mantle of the Earth.
Is the mantle part of the asthenosphere?
Yes, the aesthenosphere is the part of the upper mantle that is highly viscous and mechanically weak behaving as a ductile solid.
What is another word for asthenosphere-?
Other words that can be used for asthenosphere are crust and mantel.
What layer lies beneath the lithosphere?
The asthenosphere.
What statement describes the asthenosphere?
Soft layer of the Mantle in which tectonic plates move.
Is asthenosphere the lower mantle?
No. The asthenosphere is part of the upper mantle.
Is the asthenosphere the mantle?
The asthenosphere is part of the mantle, one of several layers.
What do earths tectonic plates do?
The plates (continental and ocean plates) ride atop the asthenosphere, a layer of viscous rock in the upper mantle beneath the crust.
What is the partially molten layer of the mantle called?
The relatively soft layer of the upper mantle is called the asthenosphere
Does the asthenosphere occupies a majority of the mantle?
Yes. The asthenosphere is a part of the upper mantle.
