Question

4. Which of the following statements is true about the lithosphere?
(a) It is the uppermost layer of the earth. (b) It is made up of solid rocks.
(c) It has a thin layer of soil.
(d) Troposphere is the lowest layer of the atmosphere​

Answer 1

Answer:

Lithosphere is the rigid, rocky outer layer of the earth, consisting of the crust and the solid outermost layer of the upper mantle. It extends to a depth of about 100 km. It is broken into about a dozen separate, rigid blocks, or plates. The lithosphere is underlain by the asthenosphere which is the weaker, hotter, and deeper part of the upper mantle.

Answer 2

(a) It is the uppermost layer of the earth, (b) It is made up of solid rocks, and (c) It has a thin layer of soil of three are correct.

Explanation:

• The lithosphere is the inflexible, rocky outer layer of the earth, which includes the crust and the solid outermost layer of the higher mantle.
• It extends to intensity of approximately a hundred km. It is damaged into approximately a dozen separate, rigid blocks, or plates.
• The lithosphere is underlain via way of means of the asthenosphere that's the weaker, hotter, and deeper part of the higher mantle.
• It is the stable crust or the tough pinnacle part of the Earth and It is made of rocks and minerals and included a thick layer of soil.
• It is an abnormal floor with diverse landforms consisting of mountains, plateaus, deserts, plains, valleys, etc.

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