GEOLOGY
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
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biosphere
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atmosphere
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hydrosphere
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lithosphere
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Detailed explanation-1: -The lithosphere is the rocky outer part of Earth. It is made up of the brittle crust and the top part of the upper mantle. The lithosphere is the coolest and most rigid part of Earth.
Detailed explanation-2: -The outermost layer of the earth is called the crust. It constitutes less than 1% of the earth’s volume. It is made up of soil, rocks and different types of minerals and mostly covered with water.
Detailed explanation-3: -The earth is made up of three different layers: the crust, the mantle and the core. This is the outside layer of the earth and is made of solid rock, mostly basalt and granite. There are two types of crust; oceanic and continental. Oceanic crust is denser and thinner and mainly composed of basalt.