?Match the term with the most appropriate description.

A. ?the earth's innermost zone, consisting of solid and molten portions
B. ?outermost and thinnest zone of solid material
C. ?rigid, outermost part of the mantle
D. ?a thick zone made mostly of solid rock that can be soft and pliable at very high temperatures
E. ?layer of hot, flowing, partly melted mantle rock


A. ?core
B. ?crust
C. ?lithosphere
D. ?mantle
E. ?asthenosphere

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