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Agriculture · Q293

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 293

Q293

The lithosphere is mainly made up of

A.
Igneous rocks
Answer
B.
Sedimentary rocks
C.
Metamorphic rocks
D.
All of these

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The lithosphere is the rigid, outermost shell, rocky part of our earth. It is composed of the crust and the portion of the upper mantle. It extends to a depth of about 60 miles. It is broken into about a dozen separate, rigid blocks, or plates.
The lithosphere is mainly made up of Igneous rocks, made up by the cooling of magma.