The _______ collectively make up the lithosphere.
A) the crust and the whole mantle
B) the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle
C) the crust and asthenosphere
D) the upper and lower mantle
E) the asthenosphere and the upper mantle

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The lithosphere is the rigid outer layer of the Earth composed of the crust and the uppermost portion of the mantle, which behaves as a brittle, solid material.

The _______ Collectively Make Up the Lithosphere