The hot, partially melted, slowly flowing layer of the earth is called the:
A) core.
B) asthenosphere.
C) lithosphere.
D) mantle.

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The asthenosphere is the hot, partially melted, slowly flowing layer of the earth located just below the lithosphere (the solid crust and uppermost part of the mantle). The core is the innermost layer of the earth and is solid, while the mantle is located below the asthenosphere and is solid as well.

The Hot, Partially Melted, Slowly Flowing Layer of the Earth