This textbook chapter The Lithosphere covers the following topics:

• Renewable and non-renewable energy

Click on the link below for the online textbook: https://www.siyavula.com/read/science/grade-9/the-lithosphere/24-the-lithosphere

There is also a PDF copy of the chapter available to download:

Siyavula_9_Thelithosphere_compressed

This resource is aligned with Year 7/Form 1 Science Curriculum:

Unit 5 Our Planet Earth

General Learning Outcomes

• 7.5.1 know that the earth has a series of layers from the centre to its surface (k)
• 7.5.2 know that the earth’s layers are made up of different materials (k)
• 7.5.3 be able to show the various layer of the earth (s)
• 7.5.10 know that there is a continuous process of change between rock types (k)
• 7.5.11 understand that weathering and erosion are natural process that changes face of the earth (u)

Attribution:

The original PDF text The Lithosphere by Siyavula Education is licensed under CC BY 3.0 . The book has been separated into chapters.

Siyavula is an organisation based in South Africa which has produced high-quality, curriculum aligned Open Educational Resources in Maths and Science that can be shared, contextualised and accessed by anyone, anywhere. For more information see: https://www.siyavulaeducation.com/index.html