EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The lithosphere is the solid, outer part of Earth. The lithosphere includes the brittle upper portion of the mantle and the crust, the outermost layers of Earth’s structure. It is bounded by the atmosphere above and the asthenosphere (another part of the upper mantle) below.

Detailed explanation-2: -The lithosphere consists of solid rock, soil and minerals. The hydrosphere consists of water in all its forms. The atmosphere is the layer of gases around the Earth. The biosphere consists of all living plants and animals and their interactions with the rocks, soil, air and water in their habitats.

Detailed explanation-3: -Animals live in parts of the lithosphere, such as earthworms which live in the soil, ants which make their nests out of sand. Many microorganisms live in soil. Some birds make their nests on rocks and also use sand to make the nests. Most plants and trees need soil to grow in.

Detailed explanation-4: -Earth’s lithosphere includes the crust and the uppermost mantle, which constitute the hard and rigid outer layer of the Earth. Sea water is not part of it.