UNIVERSE
PLANETARY INTERIORS
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Question
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Which layer of Earth is made up partly of crust and partly of mantle material?
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asthenosphere
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crust
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lithosphere
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mantle
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The lithosphere is the solid, outer part of Earth, extending to a depth of about 100 kilometers (62 miles). The lithosphere includes both the crust and the brittle upper portion of the mantle.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 3 main layers are the core, mantle and crust. The mantle is composed of the mesosphere and the asthenosphere and the uppermost part of the mantle. That uppermost part of the mantle is what is combined with the crust to make the lithosphere.
Detailed explanation-3: -tectonic plates. the pieces that compose the lithosphere.
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