How Does the Asthenosphere Differ from the Lithosphere

question 40

Multiple Choice

How does the asthenosphere differ from the lithosphere?

• A) The asthenosphere is the outermost layer made of solid rock while the lithosphere is the innermost layer made of molten rock.
• B) The asthenosphere is the innermost layer made of molten rock while the lithosphere is the outermost layer made of solid rock.
• C) The asthenosphere is at the core of the earth and the lithosphere surrounds it.
• D) The hundred-kilometer plates of the lithosphere rest upon the weaker and less rigid rock of the asthenosphere.

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