The mobile lithospheric plates that comprise the surface of Earth are composed of part or all which compositional layers of Earth? (check ALL that apply)

a.Continental crust
b.Oceanic crust
c.Upper mantle
d.Outer core
e.Inner core


a.Continental crust
b.Oceanic crust
c.Upper mantle

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A) Forest B) Rainforest C) Grassland D) Desert E) Wetland

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