2 sentences with 'lithosphere'

Example sentences and phrases with the word lithosphere and other words derived from it.

• « The lithosphere (from lithos: stone) which is the solid part that forms the continents and the bottom of the seas. »

• « The lithosphere - the outer layer of the Earth - is made up of a small number of rigid plates of varying size. They move relative to each other at speeds of up to several centimetres per year. »