Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition The part of the mantle called the _____ is made of soft rock that bends like plastic.

The asthenosphere is a soft, slowly flowing part of the upper mantle. Its rock is solid but can bend and flow plastically over long periods, so “asthenosphere” best fits the definition. The lithosphere above it is rigid, not plastic.

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