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<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The _____________ is the layer beneath the lithospheric mantle.

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troposphere
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asthenosphere
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mesosphere
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thermosphere
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The correct option is B asthenosphere
<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The asthenosphere is the layer beneath the lithospheric mantle. Magma is found in this layer. This magma in the asthenosphere is slowly cycling inside the earth.

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