The Earth's lithosphere
A) is the same as the crust.
B) consists of the crust and the asthenosphere.
C) is the same as the mantle.
D) consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle.
Answer: D
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When Copernicus first created his Sun-centered model of the universe, it did not lead to substantially better predictions of planetary positions than the Ptolemaic model. Why not?
What will be an ideal response?
A radio telescope and an optical telescope of the same size have the same angular resolution
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The birth of the San Andreas Fault corresponds to the collision of
A) the Pacific Plate and the Hawaiian islands. B) the Pacific ridge system and North America. C) the movement of the Pacific Plate over a turbulent zone. D) India and Eurasia.