Question

Which of these describes the layers of the solid Earth, from the innermost to the outermost layer?
Responses
A The dense metallic liquid core, the hot convecting mantle, the lithosphereThe dense metallic liquid core, the hot convecting mantle, the lithosphere
B The lithosphere, the dense metallic liquid core, the hot convecting mantleThe lithosphere, the dense metallic liquid core, the hot convecting mantle
C The lithosphere, the hot convecting mantle, the dense metallic liquid coreThe lithosphere, the hot convecting mantle, the dense metallic liquid core
D The hot convecting mantle, the lithosphere, the dense metallic liquid cor

Answer 1

A

Reason: From inside out the solid Earth goes core → mantle → lithosphere (core = dense metallic, mantle = hot convecting, outermost = lithosphere/crust + rigid upper mantle).