Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about the asthenosphere is not true?
A) It lies beneath the lithosphere.
B) It is a rigid rock layer.
C) It behaves plastically.
D) Partial melting within it generates magma.
E) It is surrounded by the upper mantle.
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