Please explain your answer, using the characteristics of each layer. Which stude
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Please explain your answer, using the characteristics of each layer. Which student do you agree with? 6. Two students are discussing what makes up the lithosphere: Student 1: The tectonic plates are made of lithosphere. I think the lithosphere is made up of rock that breaks under stress instead of bending and that includes both the crust and a part of the upper mantle. Student 2: I also think the tectonics plates are made of lithosphere, but I think lithosphere is just a more scientific name for crust. Only the crust makes up the tectonic plates. The mantle the layer below the lithosphere With which students do you agree? Explain your answer, using the characteristics of each layer.Explanation / Answer
Student 1 is correct.
It is because lithosphere does not only include the crust but upper later of mantle also. Lithosphere is 100km thick out of which crust is around 40km and mantle is the remaining.