What is the relatively soft layer of the upper mantle called?

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Shwetank Mauria
Mar 2, 2016

Asthenosphere

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Relatively soft layer of the upper mantle is called Asthenosphere. It has asphalt-like consistency and is below the rigid lithosphere. It is the part of the mantle that flows and moves the plates of the Earth.

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