The correct answer would be B, because the crust is made of rock, and the outer part of the mantle is connected to the crust, therefore having some rocks there also.
The lithosphere is defined as the outermost rocky layer of the Earth. The lithosphere can be explained by the example of the Rocky Mountain Ranges in North America.
The correct answer is:
Option B. crust and outer part of the mantle
The lithosphere is composed of the brittle and outer rocky portion of the mantle and the crust.
The is bounded by the atmosphere above and the asthenosphere. The rocks of the lithosphere are considered elastic. The outer part of the mantle or lithosphere is very important because the biosphere inhabit and lives upon it.
Therefore, option B is correct.
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