The lithosphere is the solid, outer part of the Earth, including the brittle upper portion of the mantle and the crust. It is made up of rocks and minerals that form the crust and the upper mantle. The lithosphere can be divided into two types: oceanic and continental lithosphere. Oceanic lithosphere is associated with oceanic crust and exists in the ocean basins, while continental lithosphere underlies the continents and continental shelves.
The crust is the upper part of the lithosphere and is the thinnest layer of the Earth. It is composed of two types of crust: oceanic and continental. Oceanic crust is denser and thinner than continental crust, while continental crust is thicker and less dense. The upper mantle is the layer beneath the crust and is composed of solid rock that is less brittle than the crust.
The lithosphere is important because it is where we live and play on. It is also the layer of the Earth that is involved in plate tectonics, which is the movement of the Earths plates. The lithosphere is divided into sections known as tectonic plates, and there are seven major plates and eight minor plates.
