Question

The lithosphere is warmed by:

a) both the molten material in Earth’s mantle and incoming energy from the Sun

b) incoming energy from the Sun

c) the molten material in Earth’s mantle

d) the gases of the atmosphere

Answer 1

a) both the molten material in Earth’s mantle and incoming energy from the Sun.

The lithosphere is warmed by the internal and external sources that are involved in the heating and cooling balance of the lithosphere.