What is the asthenosphere?
A. It is the surface that separates the crust from the mantle.
B. It is the zone that separates the continental crust from the oceanic crust.
C. It is the same as the Gutenberg Discontinuity.
D. It is in the surface that separates the inner and outer core.
E. It is the zone of weakness in the mantle on which the lithosphere moves.
Answer: E
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