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Along with Earth’s crust, which portion of the upper mantle forms the lithosphere?
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Along with Earth’s crust, which portion of the upper mantle forms the lithosphere?

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Upper rocky layer of the Earth that forms the jigsaw of plates that take part in the movements of plate tectonics. The lithosphere comprises the crust and a portion of the upper mantle. It is regarded as being rigid and brittle and moves.
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