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What is lithosphere? State two chief characteristics of it.​

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Answered by DhrutiC10
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Lithosphere is the outermost solid layer of the Earth.

It derives for a Greek word 'lithos' which means 'stones'.

It is covered with a thin layer of soil.

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Answered by ashishpandat917
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The lithosphere is the solid, outer part of the Earth. The lithosphere includes the brittle upper portion of the mantle and the crust, the outermost layers of Earth's structure. It is bounded by the atmosphere above and the asthenosphere (another part of the upper mantle) below.

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