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Anuta_ua [19.1K]
3 years ago
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What do geologists call the crust and uppermost mantle?

Geography
1 answer:
PtichkaEL [24]3 years ago
4 0
Geologists call it the Lithosphere, Litho for stone and sphere well you know what sphere is 
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