Continental lithosphere is approximately 150 km thick,while old oceanic lithosphere away from mid-ocean ridges is
A) 1 km thick.
B) 100 km thick.
C) similar in thickness to continental lithosphere.
D) unpredictable,because the thickness of old lithosphere is highly variable.
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