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The asthenosphere is ductile and can be pushed and deformed like silly putty in response to the warmth of the Earth. These rocks actually flow, moving in response to the stresses placed upon them by the churning motions of the deep interior of the Earth. The flowing asthenosphere carries the lithosphere of the Earth, including the continents, on its back.
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The layer of rock that has convection currents flowing?
The asthenosphere.
A layer of slowly flowing rock in the mantle?
The Asthenosphere.
Because of the high temperatures and extreme pressure rocks in the asthenosphere are?
soft and flowingsoft and flowing
Is the asthenosphere solid?
The asthenosphere is a ductile solid.The asthenosphere is a layer of the mantle that consists of slowing flowing solid rock, so I would say it is considered both a liquid and a solid in one.
If the asthenosphere cooled and stopped flowing how would you expect the movement of tectonic plates in the lithosphere to change Tectonic plates would?
move less then 2cm a year
What is unique about the rock in the asthenosphere?
They are highly molten, weak, capable of flowing.
What layer in earth has flowing rocks?
The Asthenosphere.
The layer of rock that has convection currents flowing?
The asthenosphere.
A layer of slowly flowing rock in the mantle?
The Asthenosphere.
Because of the high temperatures and extreme pressure rocks in the asthenosphere are?
soft and flowingsoft and flowing
Which of the Earths layers is made of hot slowly flowing rock?
Hot, slowly flowing rock comprises the asthenosphere, which is part of the mantle.
Is the asthenosphere solid?
The asthenosphere is a ductile solid.The asthenosphere is a layer of the mantle that consists of slowing flowing solid rock, so I would say it is considered both a liquid and a solid in one.
Partially molten, plastic-like, flowing layer located below the solid part of Earths mantle?
Partially molten, plastic like, flowing layer located below the solid part of Earth's mantle is the Asthenosphere. The asthenosphere is mechanically weak and ductiley deforming region of the upper mantle.
Why is the asthenosphere not capable of storing elastic energy?
astic energy can only be stored in cold, brittle rocks.
How are the lithoshphere and asthenosphere similar and how are they different?
The differences and similarities between lithosphere and asthenosphere are as follows. Lithoshphere is made up of rigid rocks flowing above asthenosphere. Asthenosphere has rocks that are more plastic like because they can flow even tho they are still solid rock. The top part of asthenosphere is the same as the lower part of lithosphere, if the top part of asthenosphere cools it then becomes part of lithosphere. Lithosphere and asthenosphere are both made up of the upper part of the mantle on Earth but Lithosphere is also made up of the crust.
Why are both liquids and gases called fluids?
Anything capable of flowing is called fluid. Both liquid and gas are capable of flowing freely and so they are termed as fluids.
Explain why the blood flowing to your lung is different from those are flowing out?
Answer:Blood flowing to your lungs is full of carbon dioxide, which gets exchanged in your lungs and the blood flowing out of your lungs is clean/purified with oxygen in it.
