Why is the asthenosphere important to plate tectonics?

Answer 1

The crust slides around on this layer. (Continental+Oceanic drift) It helps the theory of tectonic plates because continental drift is where the continents were one big island call Pangaea but we slid apart.

Answer 2

The asthenosphere is important to plate tectonics because it is a partially molten layer beneath the lithosphere that allows the rigid lithospheric plates to move and float on top of it. This movement of the asthenosphere is responsible for the motion of tectonic plates, which leads to processes such as seafloor spreading, subduction, and the formation of mountain ranges.

Answer 3

It is the movement of ductile rock in the asthenosphere caused by convection currents that creates movement of the lithospheric plates. It is the conveyor belt on which the plates move.

Answer 4

because when they come out it going to be rain

Answer 5

the lithospheric plates slide on it