The part of the earth system that includes earth’s solid, rocky, outer layer is the
a. hydrosphere.
b. atmosphere.
c. biosphere.
d. lithosphere. user: trying to explain a solar eclipse is an example of
a. a prediction.
b. drawing a conclusion.
c. scientific inquiry.
d. classification.

The answer to the first question is"lithosphere" - the others are: part of earth that includes all the water (hydrosphere), all the air ( atmosphere) and all the organic matter (biosphere).

Trying to understand a solar eclipse is a kind of a scientific inquiry - it refers to the phenomenon, and the purpose is not to understand the specific instance, but the full phenomenon.

None   they are   equally likely to occur on any plate boundary