Compared to the Earth's asthenosphere, the Earth's lithosphere is:
a. warmer and more rigid.
b. warmer and more able to flow.
c. cooler and more rigid.
d. cooler and less rigid.
e. cooler and more able to flow.
c. cooler and more rigid
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