Question

1. the lithosphere is made up of the crust and a tiny bit of the __________ 3. 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 asthenosphere. 4. the layer of earth that is the only liquid layer is the outer core. part ii. plate tectonics. use the following link to find these answers: https://www.learner.org/series/interactive - dynamic - earth/

Explanation:

The lithosphere is composed of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle. The plates of the lithosphere move on the asthenosphere which is a hot, malleable zone in the upper - mantle. The outer core is the only liquid layer of the Earth. For the blank in question 2, it is the upper mantle.

Answer:

1. upper mantle