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What is the plastic zone below the upper mantle?

The plastic zone below the upper mantle is called the asthenosphere. It is a semi-fluid layer of the upper mantle where rock can flow like a viscous fluid over long periods of time. The asthenosphere plays a crucial role in the movement of tectonic plates.


What is another name for plastic zone?

The plastic zone is also called the asthenosphere,because in the solid bottom part of the mantle, the temperature is sufficient to make the rock plastic, meaning, it flows.


What do you call the plastic zone between the mantle and the crust?

Mohorovicic discontinuity (or simply Moho)


How do upper mantle rock differ from lower mantle rock?

the upper-mantle rocks are heavier while the lower mantle rocks are semisolid like melted plastic


What is earth plastic like layer?

mantle


What is the plastic like rock of the lower mantle called?

the plasic like rock of the lower mantle is the asthenosphere


What is the plastic-like part of the mantle?

The plastic-like part of the mantle is known as the asthenosphere. It is a semi-fluid layer located beneath the lithosphere, composed of partially molten rock material that allows for the movement of tectonic plates.


What moves on a plasticlike layer of the mantle?

The crust moves on a plastic like layer of the mantle.


What moves a plasticlike layer of the mantle?

The crust moves on a plastic like layer of the mantle.


Pieces that move on plastic like layer of the mantle?

crust


The zone below the lithosphere it is more plastic than the lithosphere so it is easier to bend and move?

The plastic-like layer below the lithosphere is called the asthenosphere. It is partially molten and allows the rigid lithosphere above it to move and drift on the flowing asthenosphere, causing tectonic plate movement.


How do upper mantle rocks differ from lower mantle rock?

the upper-mantle rocks are heavier while the lower mantle rocks are semisolid like melted plastic