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Lithosphere

earth science Maturity 9-11

Earth has a hard outer shell.

Plates tect2 en.svg
Plates tect2 en.svg
It is made of rock. This shell is broken into big pieces. These pieces move very slowly. They make up the ground we walk on.
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Earth cutaway schematic-en.svg
Can you feel the hard ground?

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File:Lithosphere of Earth - Idealized Cross-section.jpg
Lithosphere of Earth - Idealized Cross-section.jpg
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