
Lithosphere
The
word lithosphere is derived from the Greek
/ Latin
words which mean stones (lithos) and globe (sphera).
As
the name suggests, lithosphere is the part of the Earth
that is made up of stones or that which is in solid
form.
The Earth
can be divided into other parts to be studied such as
o
atmosphere
o
hydrosphere
o biosphere.

Litosfer
Perkataan
litosfer berasal daripada perkataan-perkataan Greece / Yunani
/ Rumawi yang
bermaksud batu (lithos) dan glob (sfer).
Justeru itu, litosfer membawa maksud bahagian Bumi
yang terdiri daripada batu-batan atau bahagian Bumi
yang
pejal.
Bumi boleh
dibahagikan kepada bahagian-bahagian berikut untuk dikaji
o atmosfera
o hidrosfer
o biosfera.