* Lithosphere: The rigid, outermost layer of Earth. It's divided into tectonic plates.
* Crust: The outermost solid layer of Earth.
* Mantle: The layer beneath the crust, mostly solid but with a partially molten layer called the asthenosphere.
Think of it like this:
* The crust is like a thin outer shell.
* The lithosphere includes the crust and a bit of the upper mantle, like the shell and the very top of the fruit inside.
So, the distance between the crust and the lithosphere is zero because the crust *is* part of the lithosphere!
