Question

1. the lithosphere is made up of the _______ and a tiny bit of the _____ _______.
2. the plates of the lithosphere move (or float) on this hot, malleable _______ _____ _____ zone in the upper mantle, directly underneath the lithosphere. this is known as the _____ _____ _______.
3. the layer of earth that is the only liquid layer is the _______ _____ _______.

Explanation:

• The lithosphere is composed of the crust and a small part of the upper mantle.
• The asthenosphere is the hot, malleable zone in the upper mantle where lithospheric plates move.
• The outer core is the only liquid layer of the Earth.

Answer:

1. crust; upper mantle
2. asthenosphere
3. outer core