explain the difference between the crust and the lithosphere?

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The lithosphere is the solid part of the earth: the crust and the upper mantle...so the crust is part of the lithosphere...

2007-10-30 04:44:19 · answer #1 · answered by Scottiegirl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋

The crust is the crust, the outermost layer.

The lithosphere is the crust and some of the mantle.

2007-10-29 13:59:01 · answer #2 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋