Assertion: lithosphere | /r/HasProperty | uppermost mantle
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text: Earth's lithosphere includes the crust and the uppermost mantle, which constitute the hard and rigid outer layer of the Earth.
text: The lithosphere of the Earth that includes the crust and the uppermost mantle is not continuous in nature but is subdivided into several pieces called tectonic plates.
text: The asthenosphere and lithosphere compose the outermost concentric layers of the Earth: The first encompasses much of the upper mantle, while the lithosphere includes the uppermost mantle and the overlying crust, welded together in the form of tectonic plates.