the lithosphere is made of rocks & the lithosphere is located on the the surface of the earth ->  the lithosphere is made of rocks on the surface of earth  to impact something means to affect something2 & underground means beneath the surface of the earth ->  coal deposites are found beneath the surface of the earth  the lithosphere is made of rocks on the surface of earth & coal deposites are found beneath the surface of the earth & if something is beneath something else, then that something else is above that something ->  the lithosphere is made of rocks above coal deposites  the lithosphere is made of rocks above coal deposites & surface mining removes rocks above the coal ->  surface mining removes part of the lithosphere  to impact something means to affect something0 & vegetation is a part of the biosphere ->  surface mining removes a part of the biosphere  surface mining removes part of the lithosphere & surface mining removes a part of the biosphere ->  surface mining removes parts from the lithosphere and biosphere  to impact something means to affect something1 & change is a kind of impact ->  removing something is a kind of impact  removing something is a kind of impact & to impact something means to affect something ->  removing something is a kind of effect  removing something is a kind of effect & if something affects a part of something else then that something affects that something else ->  removing a part of something affects that something  surface mining removes parts from the lithosphere and biosphere & removing a part of something affects that something -> surface mining affects the lithosphere and biosphere