Which of the Following Statements Apply to the Asthenosphere, but not

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements apply to the asthenosphere, but not the lithosphere?

A) partial melting of rising granitic plumes produces huge volumes of basaltic magma
B) cool, rigid layer of crust and upper mantle that forms the tectonic plates
C) deforms mainly by brittle fracturing and faulting
D) zone in the upper mantle that deforms by plastic flowage