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The lithosphere lies on top of the asthenosphere, the weaker, hotter, deeper part of the upper mantle.

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Which mechanical layer lies below the lithosphere?

The asthenosphere lies below the lithosphere.


The crust and upper mantle are called the?

The crust and the upper mantle are a geological part of the earth called the lithosphere. There are 2 parts of the lithosphere: the oceanic lithosphere, which is made up of land underneath water, and the continental lithosphere, which is the the part made of just land. The lithosphere lies on top of the asthenosphere. The lithosphere is made up of tectonic plates, which are pieces of land floating on the lithosphere.


What is between the mantle and the lithosphere of the earth?

Actually, the uppermost mantle is part of the lithosphere. The lithosphere consists of the crust and attached uppermost rigid mantle.


What mechanical layer lies below the lithosphere?

The mechanical layer below the lithosphere is the asthenosphere. This layer is partially molten and allows the lithosphere to move and float on top of it. The asthenosphere plays a crucial role in plate tectonics by facilitating the movement of tectonic plates.


What lies beneath the tectonics plates?

The Mesosphere lies below the Asthenosphere.Above the Asthenosphere is the Lithosphere.


Is it true or false that the asthenosphere floats on the lithosphere?

Because of something called Isostacy-the gravitational equilibrium between lithosphere and asthenosphere, such that plates "float" at an elevation that dependes on the thickness and density. EX. Think floating ice cubes


Where does the layer lies below the lithosphere?

The lithosphere lies above the asthenosphere. The asthenosphere is where isostatic adjustments take place and it is a very ductile region. Seismic waves pass slower through this region of the earth than they do through the overlying lithosphere.


What layer lies above the lithosphere?

The lithosphere is basically the part of Earth that we stand on. It consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle. Under the lithosphere is the mantle, then the outher and inner core. Over it? Technically, just the crust. Then...us.


What is the mechanical layer that lies below the lithosphere?

The mechanical layer that lies below the lithosphere is the asthenosphere. It is a partially molten layer of the Earth's upper mantle that allows the lithospheric plates to move and interact.


What is between the asthenosphere and the outer core!?

the Mesosphere


What layer lies beneath the lithosphere?

The asthenosphere.


What is the plasticlike dense zone that lies beneath the lithosphere called?

The asthenosphere.