Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-aesthenosphere
A)innermost liquid layer of the Earth
B)oceanic crust
C)plastic portion of mantle
D)continental crust
E)lower portion of mantle
F)composed of iron, nickel, and sulfur
G)crust and upper mantle

Question

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The aesthenosphere is the plastic portion of mantle that lies beneath the lithosphere (which includes the crust and uppermost solid mantle).

Answer: D
 The continental crust is the outermost layer of the Earth's solid surface, composed mostly of granite.

Answer: E
 The lower portion of mantle lies beneath the aesthenosphere and stretches down to the outer core.

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Match the Term with the Appropriate Phrase