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What is the lithosphere? Can someone provide me a detailed explanation? Thinking Face

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The lithosphere is the solid portion of the earth that “floats” on the semi-fluid portion of the mantle. It is the outer surface of earth (its crust), plus the solid part of the upper mantle. It varies in thickness from 5 km deep to 100 km beneath the continents. A few meters at the surface of the lithosphere are warmed by the incoming energy from the sun. The rest is warmed by decay of radioactive elements in the lithosphere and mantle.
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