Which force is responsible for pulling a plate downward into the asthenosphere

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User: Which force is responsible for pulling a plate downward into the asthenosphere

Weegy: The asthenosphere is the highly viscous mechanically weak ductilely-deforming region of the upper mantle of the Earth.
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The force responsible for pulling a plate downward into the asthenosphere is GRAVITY.

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