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Explain the relationship between the continents, the lilosphere and the asthenosphere

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The relationship between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere is that they both make up the earth's mantle. The asthenosphere lies right below the lithosphere.

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The lithosphere is that portion of the crust and upper mantle that is rigid based on the pressure and temperature. It is thought that the convection in the mantle that drives continental drift is occurring in the asthenosphere (and lower).

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