Multiple Choice
What is the major difference between the crust and the lithosphere?
A) The crust is cool and the lithosphere is hot.
B) The crust is located above the lithosphere.
C) The crust is located between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere.
D) The crust is compositionally distinct from the mantle,but the lithosphere is the rigid part of the crust and mantle.
E) The crust is the rigid part of the earth and the lithosphere will flow.
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