the asthenosphere
The weaker, hotter zone beneath the lithosphere is called the asthenosphere. It is semi-fluid and allows for the motion of the Earth's rigid outer shell, or lithosphere, due to its high temperature and partial melting that makes it more ductile compared to the overlying lithosphere.
The lithosphere lies on top of the asthenosphere. The lithosphere is the rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper part of the mantle, while the asthenosphere is a semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere that allows for tectonic plate movement.
Earths outer most layer consits of the crust and uppermost mantle and forms a relatively cool, rigid shell called the lithosphere. This layer averges about 100 kil. in thickness. Beneath the lithosphere lies a soft, comparatively weak layer known as the asthenosphere. The lower lithosphere and upper asthenosphere are both part OS the uppr mantle.
The asthenosphere.
Yes, the rocks in the asthenosphere are hotter and more pliable due to the higher temperatures and pressures closer to the Earth's mantle. This increased heat allows the rocks in the asthenosphere to deform more easily, contributing to the movement of tectonic plates.
The weaker, hotter zone beneath the lithosphere is called the asthenosphere. It is semi-fluid and allows for the motion of the Earth's rigid outer shell, or lithosphere, due to its high temperature and partial melting that makes it more ductile compared to the overlying lithosphere.
The hotter, softer layer of rock on which the lithosphere rests is called the asthenosphere. It is a semi-fluid layer located beneath the lithosphere and allows for the movement of tectonic plates.
The lithosphere lies on top of the asthenosphere. The lithosphere is the rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper part of the mantle, while the asthenosphere is a semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere that allows for tectonic plate movement.
The layer directly under the Lithosphere is the Asthenosphere. The Asthenosphere is a semi-fluid layer of the Earth's mantle that allows for the movement of the tectonic plates above it. It is hotter and more ductile compared to the rigid Lithosphere.
Earths outer most layer consits of the crust and uppermost mantle and forms a relatively cool, rigid shell called the lithosphere. This layer averges about 100 kil. in thickness. Beneath the lithosphere lies a soft, comparatively weak layer known as the asthenosphere. The lower lithosphere and upper asthenosphere are both part OS the uppr mantle.
The asthenosphere.
you get hotter and hotter
Yes, the lithosphere is stronger and more rigid than the asthenosphere. The lithosphere is composed of the crust and upper part of the mantle and is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates, while the asthenosphere is a semi-rigid layer below the lithosphere that allows for plate movement due to its partially molten nature.
The mantle is hotter than the crust.
The sun's core is hotter, it is about 30 billion degrees Celsius.
The lithosphere is the solid part of the Earth's surface, the crust and uppermost mantle, which is fragmented into plates which "float" over the hotter, more fluid asthenosphere.
Yes, the rocks in the asthenosphere are hotter and more pliable due to the higher temperatures and pressures closer to the Earth's mantle. This increased heat allows the rocks in the asthenosphere to deform more easily, contributing to the movement of tectonic plates.