The lithosphere includes
A) continental and oceanic crust.
B) the crust and the upper part of the mantle.
C) part of the mantle and the crust.
D) all of the above
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A)never appreciably changes.
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A)mantle.
B)crust.
C)asthenosphere.
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A)becomes progressively younger away from
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A)formation.
B)destruction.
C)subduction.
D)accommodation and
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