Question

1. choose the best answer.

the ______ includes the crust and the solid upper portion of the mantle.
asthenosphere
inner core
moho
lithosphere

Explanation:

The lithosphere is the rigid outer layer of the Earth. It consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle. The asthenosphere is a semi - fluid layer beneath the lithosphere. The inner core is the solid innermost part of the Earth. The Moho (Mohorovičić discontinuity) is the boundary between the crust and the mantle, not a layer that includes both.

Answer:

lithosphere