The lithosphere can be described as a layer within the Earth's interior:
A) just above the asthenosphere that contains solid, relatively strong rock.
B) within the lower portion of the mantle that contains solid, relatively strong rock.
C) just below the asthenosphere that contains both solid and heat- softened rock.
D) within the asthenosphere that contains heat- softened, yet flowing, solid rock.
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