How do the thickness of the lithosphere and crust compare?

Crust is basically the upper most part of our earth surface usually divided into two parts : Continental Crust (40–55 km thickness) & Oceanic Crust (8–15 km thickness) some say the thickness of crust can vary upto 70 km whereas Lithosphere is the combined name of Crust and Upper Mantle (thickness upto 1000 km). read more

Lithosphere vs Crust . The difference between lithosphere and crust finds its base in the formation of the earth. Earth, which is a spheroid, is not a monolithic, uniform structure, but divided into layers having different characteristics. Starting from the center of the earth, it is the core that is encountered first (3400km radius). read more