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What is the lithosphere? CORRECT ANSWER crust and upper mantle What is the asthenosphere? CORRECT ANSWER the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere deformable--like playdough Continental lithosphere CORRECT ANSWER -thick -old(4byo) -not dense -many types of rocks oceanic lithosphere CORRECT ANSWER lithosphere that is mainly comprised of basalt; it is more dense that is why it sits lower in the asthenosphere. -thin -young(200 myo) 3 types of plate boundaries CORRECT ANSWER 1. Divergent 2. Convergent 3. Transform Where is new ocean lithosphere created? CORRECT ANSWER mid-ocean ridges (divergent plates)
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