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The layer of the Earth which forms the tectonic plates is composed of the crust and uppermost mantle and is called the lithosphere.

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What is the upper layer of the Earth's layer?

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Which layer of the earth contains the crust and upper mantle?

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The top crust layer of the Earth is called the crust.


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Where is the lithosphere at on earth?

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Which layer are the plates in?

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What is the name for rocky upper layer of the solid earth?

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How is crust similar to lithosphere?

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What is the name for the rocky upper layer of the solid earth?

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What earth crust?

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What is the name of the upper rocky layer of Earth that includes the crust and the top part of the mantle?

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This is the topmost of the earth?

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