UNIVERSE
PLANETARY INTERIORS
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Question
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Layer of solid rock that forms Earth’s outer “skin”
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mantle
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crust
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core
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lithosphere
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The lithosphere is the solid, outer part of Earth, extending to a depth of about 100 kilometers (62 miles). The lithosphere includes both the crust and the brittle upper portion of the mantle. The lithosphere is both the coolest and the most rigid of Earth’s layers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Bedrock is the hard, solid rock beneath surface materials such as soil and gravel. Bedrock can be made of most types of rock, such as granite, limestone, or like this piece of bedrock, sandstone.
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