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What is the partially melted part of earth that carries the crust?

It is called the asthenosphere.


What part of the earth is directly below the asthenosphere?

The asthenosphere is the upper part of the upper mantle.


The asthenosphere is part of which layer of the earth?

The Asthenosphere is part of the Mantle of the Earth


Is the asthenosphere part of the crust of Earth?

No it is notsorry but no:(


Which part of the asthenosphere and lithosphere are parts of Earths?

Both the asthenosphere and lithosphere are part of Earth's upper mantle. The asthenosphere is a semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere where convection currents occur, while the lithosphere includes the rigid outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle.


What is the part of the earth that the lithosphere plates float on?

Asthenosphere


Is the asthenosphere part of the earths crust?

No, the asthenosphere is not part of the Earth's crust. It is a layer within the upper mantle, located below the lithosphere. The asthenosphere is a semi-fluid region that allows the lithospheric plates to move.


What is that part of the earth that is relatively hot and that behaves as a highly viscous fluid?

The asthenosphere.


What is asthenosphere?

The asthenosphere is the viscous region of the upper mantle of the Earth that lies just below the lithosphere.


What part of the earth is where tectonic plates move?

asthenosphere


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.


Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere?

The asthenosphere is located in the upper mantle. The asthenosphere is below the lithosphere, the brittle outer shell of the Earth.