Assertion: asthenosphere | /r/HasProperty | viscous
Facets:
value: in comparison to the lithosphere
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The asthenosphere is that part of the Earth which is viscous and undergoes ductile deformation and convection on a geological time scale.
text: The asthenosphere is that part of the Earth which is viscous and undergoes ductile deformation and convection on a geological time scale.
text: The asthenosphere is viscous, and the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary (LAB) is the point where geologists and rheologists—scientists who study the flow of matter—mark the difference in ductility between the two layers of the upper mantle.
text: The asthenosphere is more dense and viscous in comparison to the lithosphere.