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the lithosphere because the earth's crust is the thinest layer of the earth so by process and elimination lithosphere has to be the answer...

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Which is thicker earths crust or lithosphere?

the lithosphere and the crust of the earth are the same lithosphere is another word for crust so the thickest is both of them.


Is the earths lithosphere thicker in the vicinity of ridges or in the vicinity of trenches?

The Earth's lithosphere is generally thicker in the vicinity of trenches than around mid-ocean ridges. At mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity, the lithosphere is relatively thin. Conversely, at subduction zones near trenches, the lithosphere is thicker due to the presence of older, denser oceanic crust being forced down into the mantle.


What part of Earths layers is the crust?

lithosphere.


What is earths solid outer layer called?

The lithosphere crust


What do geologist call the earths crust and upper mantle?

The lithosphere.


Crust and earths upper mantle makes up what?

it is the lithosphere


What layers make up earths lithosphere?

crust and upper mantle


Which layer of earth is a source of mineral wealth?

The Lithosphere. (Earths Crust).


How is continental lithosphere different oceanic lithosphere?

Continental lithosphere is thicker and less dense than oceanic lithosphere. Continental crust is primarily composed of granitic rock while oceanic crust is composed primarily of basaltic rock.


What zone meets the earths crust?

the mantle also known as the athenosphere the crust is also known as the lithosphere


What makes up earth lithosphere?

The lithosphere is composed of the hard and brittle outer shell of the Earth consisting of the crust and the uppermost mantle.


How is earth lithosphere related to the crust?

how is the earths crust related to the lithosphere