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LIST 3 WAYS THAT THE ASTHENOSPHERE IS DIFFRENT FROM THE LITHOSPHERE
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1) Mechanical behavior: the lithosphere is strong and rigid (breaks or bends), while the asthenosphere is weak and ductile/partially molten and can flow slowly.
2) Location and composition: the lithosphere includes the crust plus the very top of the mantle (forming tectonic plates); the asthenosphere lies beneath it in the upper mantle and is hotter and mechanically softened.
3) Role in plate motion and seismic properties: the lithosphere behaves as the rigid plates that move, whereas the asthenosphere acts as the low-viscosity layer that allows plates to slide; the asthenosphere also shows lower seismic wave speeds than the lithosphere.
2) Location and composition: the lithosphere includes the crust plus the very top of the mantle (forming tectonic plates); the asthenosphere lies beneath it in the upper mantle and is hotter and mechanically softened.
3) Role in plate motion and seismic properties: the lithosphere behaves as the rigid plates that move, whereas the asthenosphere acts as the low-viscosity layer that allows plates to slide; the asthenosphere also shows lower seismic wave speeds than the lithosphere.
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