Assertion: asthenosphere | /r/HasProperty | part of the upper mantle
Facets:
value: mantle below the lithosphere
type: LOCATION
value: collectively
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: It is part of the upper mantle and is approximately 600 km thick laying below the lithosphere at a depth of around 100 to 200 km
text: The asthenosphere is a part of the upper mantle just below the lithosphere that is involved in plate tectonic movement and isostatic adjustments.
text: The asthenosphere is a part of the upper mantle that exhibits plastic properties.
text: Behavior of the Lithosphere (rigid crust and upper mantle) and Asthenosphere (upper mantle)
text: The asthenosphere is a more "fluid" or "plastic" like part of the upper mantle immediately below the lithosphere (the cooler, more rigid uppermost part of the mantle and overlying crust).
text: The Lithosphere and Asthenosphere are collectively known as the Upper Mantle.
text: The asthenosphere is the upper portion of the mantle underlying the lithosphere where heat and pressure is great enough for materials to flow "like plastic.
text: It is part of the upper mantle and is approximately 600 km thick laying below the lithosphere at a depth of around 100 to 200 km
text: It is overlain by the asthenosphere which is part of the upper mantle and this in turn is overlain by the lithosphere which is made up of the very uppermost mantle and the crust.
text: The asthenosphere is part of the upper mantle located below the crust of the earth.
text: So, the crust sits on top of the asthenosphere, which is part of the upper mantle.
text: The asthenosphere is a part of the upper mantle just below the lithosphere that is involved in plate tectonic movement and isostatic adjustments.
text: The asthenosphere is a part of the upper mantle just below the lithosphere that is involved in plate tectonic movement and isostatic adjustments.
text: The asthenosphere is a part of the upper mantle that exhibits plastic properties.