Assertion: lithosphere | /r/MadeOf | the crust
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text: (The lithosphere is the outer rock shell of the Earth that consists of the crust and the uppermost portion of the underlying mantle; see plate tectonics .)
text: The lithosphere consists of the crust and uppermost mantle (consisting largely of peridotite), which makes up the rigid outer layer that is divided by tectonic plates (large slabs of rocky material).
text: blocks of the lithosphere that consist of the crust & the rigid, outermost part of the mantle; they glide across the underlying asthenosphere; continents are located on tectonic plates and move around with them
text: The lithosphere consists of the crust and an underlying layer of cool and rigid mantle.
text: The lithosphere consists of the crust and small portion of the upper mantle.