This is known as the asthenosphere. It lies below the lithosphere (composed of the upper mantle and crust).
The partially molten layer of the mantle is called the asthenosphere. This zone is partially molten and allows tectonic plates to move on top of it.
Subduction Zone
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.
The Athenosophere is the layer below the lithosphere in the mantle. It can bend like plastic, but if you kicked it, you would stub your toe.
The upper mantle extends from the base of the Earth's crust down to a depth of about 410 kilometers (approximately 255 miles). It lies above the transition zone, which separates the upper mantle from the lower mantle. The upper mantle is primarily composed of silicate minerals and is involved in tectonic processes, including plate tectonics and mantle convection.
The mantle is divided into the upper mantle, transition zone, and lower mantle. The upper mantle is beneath the lithosphere, the transition zone lies between the upper and lower mantle, and the lower mantle extends to the outer core.
Yes, the transition zone is a region in the Earth's mantle located between the upper and lower mantle. It is marked by changes in temperature, pressure, and mineral composition.
If you were 100 km below the surface you would be in the upper mantle / asthenosphere.
No, the lithosphere is the rigid outer layer of the Earth consisting of the crust and uppermost part of the mantle. It is not deformed by plastic flowage, but rather broken into tectonic plates that can move and interact with each other.
The lithosphere is the crust Moho and upper mantle. It floats on a plasticity zone called the asthenosphere.
The partially molten layer of the mantle is called the asthenosphere. This zone is partially molten and allows tectonic plates to move on top of it.
Subduction Zone
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.
The Athenosophere is the layer below the lithosphere in the mantle. It can bend like plastic, but if you kicked it, you would stub your toe.
The upper mantle extends from the base of the Earth's crust down to a depth of about 410 kilometers (approximately 255 miles). It lies above the transition zone, which separates the upper mantle from the lower mantle. The upper mantle is primarily composed of silicate minerals and is involved in tectonic processes, including plate tectonics and mantle convection.
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.
Mohorovicic discontinuity (or simply Moho)