Multiple Choice
Which is denser: a 100-million-year-old oceanic lithosphere near a convergent boundary, a 15-million-year-old oceanic lithosphere near a rift, or the upper part of the asthenosphere?
A) A 15-million-year-old oceanic lithosphere
B) 100-million-year-old oceanic lithosphere
C) Upper asthenosphere
D) They all have the same density.
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