If the asthenosphere was made of rigid rock, like the lithosphere, do you think tectonic plates would move the same way? Would we still have landforms like mountains, volcanoes, and rift valleys?

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If the asthenosphere was made of rigid rock, like the lithosphere, do you think tectonic plates would move the same way? Would we still have landforms like mountains, volcanoes, and rift valleys?

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Step-by-step explanation:

because thew lava would not come through

Nigong answered Sep 7, 2022

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