Question

What is Lithosphere?
In Greek Litho' means stone or roc​

Answer 1

Answer:

What is Lithosphere?

Ans: A lithosphere is the rigid, outermost shell of a terrestrial-type planet, or natural satellite, that is defined by its rigid mechanical properties.

Explanation:

In Greek Litho' means stone or roc

Ans:​ In greek litho means stone

Answer 2

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$\sf {\underline {\mathcal {\red {❉What\: is\: lithosphere?❉}}}}$

➸ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴛʜᴏsᴘʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ sᴏʟɪᴅ, ᴏᴜᴛᴇʀ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ. ɪᴛ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴜᴘᴘᴇʀ ᴘᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴᴛʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴜsᴛ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴇᴛ's ᴏᴜᴛᴇʀᴍᴏsᴛ ʟᴀʏᴇʀs. ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴛʜᴏsᴘʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴍᴏsᴘʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀsᴛʜᴇɴᴏsᴘʜᴇʀᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴀsᴛʜᴇɴᴏsᴘʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴏғ ᴍᴇʟᴛᴇᴅ ʀᴏᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢɪᴠᴇs ɪᴛ ᴀ ᴛʜɪᴄᴋ, sᴛɪᴄᴋʏ ᴄᴏɴsɪsᴛᴇɴᴄʏ.

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➸ ᴀ ʟɪᴛʜᴏsᴘʜᴇʀᴇ (ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ: λίθος [ʟɪᴛʜᴏs] ғᴏʀ "ʀᴏᴄᴋʏ", ᴀɴᴅ σφαίρα [sᴘʜᴀɪʀᴀ] ғᴏʀ "sᴘʜᴇʀᴇ") ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀᴍ 'ʟɪᴛʜɪᴄ' ɪs ᴅᴇʀɪᴠᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ғᴏʀ 'ʀᴏᴄᴋ' (ʟɪᴛʜᴏs), ᴜsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇ ғᴏᴜʀᴛʜ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ ʙᴄᴇ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴄʜᴏʟᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇᴏᴘʜʀᴀsᴛᴜs.

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$\sf {\underline {\mathcal {\pink {❉Components\: of\: lithosphere❉}}}}$

➸ ʟɪᴛʜᴏsᴘʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏʟɪᴅ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ. ɪᴛ ᴄᴏɴsɪsᴛs ᴏғ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ ʟᴀʏᴇʀs: ᴄʀᴜsᴛ, ᴍᴀɴᴛʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏʀᴇ.

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$\sf {\underline {\mathcal {\green {❉Uses\: of\: lithosphere❉}}}}$

• ➸ ɪᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇs ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪsᴍs ᴀ ʙᴀsᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴏɴ.
• ➸ ɪᴛ ʜᴏʟᴅs ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ɪɴ ɪᴛ's ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇs sᴜɪᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪsᴍs.
• ➸ ɪᴛ ᴇɴᴀʙʟᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ʜᴀʙɪᴛᴀᴛs ғᴏʀ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪsᴍs ᴛᴏ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴇ.

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