< Geology < Content

Geology/Content/Asthenosphere

The asthenosphere is part of earth's mantle. It lies about 100 km to 350 km under the surface.

It consists of hot, weak material that can be deformed like silly putty. That means it is is capable of gradual flow. It lies under the lithosphere

This page is a stub. This means it is short or incomplete. You can help Simple English Wikibooks by adding to it.

This article is issued from Wikibooks. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.