The asthenosphere is directly below the lithosphere so the answer to your question is the asthenosphere, because the outer core is towards the center of Earth.
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Decomposition is of this form: A becomes B+C ... so after the reaction, the element A DECOMPOSES into two smaller elements, B and C.
Synthesis is the opposite: B+C becomes A AFTER THE REACTION.
Hope that helps :))
Potential energy is the energy stored. What do u think it is? (I don't really know)