Question

The layer within the earth that lies directly below the lithosphere, but above the upper mantle, is best described as Group of answer choices the core a granitic material that weighs an average of 2.7g per cm3 resistant to movement of any type a plastic-like layer that flows in response to heat and pressure

Answer 1

Explanation

THE LAYER S CALLED IS ASTHENOSPHERE AND IT IS COMPOSED OF SOLID ROCKS THAT BEHAV LIKE A SOLID AT THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE IT EXPERIENCES . THIS PLASTIC ALLOWS TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE TECTONIC PLATES ON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH.

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