what is lithosphere.
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The lithosphere includes the Earth's crust and the uppermost part of the mantle. ... "Sphere" is from the Greek word sphaira, meaning globe or ball. The solid outer crust of any celestial body can also be called the lithosphere.
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A lithosphere is the rigid, outermost shell of a terrestrial type planet, or natural satellite, that is defined by its rigid mechanical properties. On Earth, it is composed if the crust and the portion of the upper mantle that behaves elastically on time scales of thousands of years or greater.
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