lithosphere

Question 1

lithosphere

Answer 1

the rigid outer part of the earth, composed of the rocks, soils, minerals and land surface

Question 2

igneous

Answer 2

created when molten magma cools in the upper crust (intrusive) or when lava on the surface crust cools (extrusive) eg granite

Question 3

crust

Answer 3

the outermost layer of the earth, solid and with a thickness of only 100km

Question 4

mantle

Answer 4

the second outermost layer of the earth, the largest at 1500 degrees celsius

Question 5

outer core

Answer 5

second inner most layer of the earth, at 5000 degrees and 2100km thick

Question 6

inner core

Answer 6

innermost layer, the hottest at 7000 degrees celsius however still a solid due to pressure

Question 7

deundation

Answer 7

weathering or erosional processes

Question 8

uplift

Answer 8

geological processes that move rock up to the surface of the crust

Question 9

magma

Answer 9

molton rock from the mantle

Question 10

lava

Answer 10

magma which has made its way onto the earths surface