As compared to the asthenosphere, the lithosphere is .a. cooler and more able to flowb. hotter and less able to flowc. cooler and less able to flowd. hotter and more able to flow

Then the answer would be d then

Initial velocity,  u = 4.9 m/sfinal velocity = v m/sinitial height,  h₁ =  245 m    final height, h₂ = 0a = -9.8  m/s²time taken = t secondss = ut + 0.5at²⇒  (h₂-h₁) = ut + 0.5at²⇒  0-245 = 4.9t + 0.5×(-9.8)×t²⇒ -245 = 4.9t - 4.9t²⇒ 4.9t² -4.9t -245 =0solving it, we get   t = 7.59sv  = u +  at = 4.9 -9.8×7.59 = 4.9 - 74.38 = -69.48 m/svelocity is  69.48 m/s downward

The particles of the gas inside the ball heats up, bouncing off each other and spreading farther apart.hope my answer has you : )