How does the asthenosphere differ from the lithosphere?
A) The asthenosphere is the outermost layer made of solid rock while the lithosphere is the innermost layer made of molten rock.
B) The asthenosphere is the innermost layer made of molten rock while the lithosphere is the outermost layer made of solid rock.
C) The asthenosphere is at the core of the earth and the lithosphere surrounds it.
D) The hundred-kilometer plates of the lithosphere rest upon the weaker and less rigid rock of the asthenosphere.
Answer: D
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