英语词汇“lithosphere”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

The lithosphere includes the Earth's crust and the uppermost part of the mantle. The lithosphere's thickness varies depending on whether you measure the thin new crust on the ocean floor or the old crust of an established land mass.

The Earth's lithosphere is broken into continental plates that move over time. Slight movements in the lithosphere can cause earthquakes when the plates bump against each other. "Litho" is from the Greek word lithos, meaning stone. "Sphere" is from the Greek word sphaira, meaning globe or ball. The solid outer crust of any celestial body can also be called the lithosphere. Scientists use robots to examine the lithosphere on Mars.

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Unlike Earth, which has multiple tectonic plates, Mercury’s lithosphere is made of a single plate.

New York Times(Nov 21, 2016)

At around 130km underground, these plumes melt, breaching the outer layer of the Earth’s crust, called the lithosphere and creating visible volcanoes.

The Guardian(Sep 14, 2015)

“This heat loss has created a cold, rigid skin called the lithosphere, a fancy name for the layer that forms the tectonic plates,” he said.

New York Times(Jun 01, 2015)

n the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle

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geosphere

layer

a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another

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释义	lithosphere (once / 337695 pages) n The lithosphere includes the Earth's crust and the uppermost part of the mantle. The lithosphere's thickness varies depending on whether you measure the thin new crust on the ocean floor or the old crust of an established land mass. The Earth's lithosphere is broken into continental plates that move over time. Slight movements in the lithosphere can cause earthquakes when the plates bump against each other. "Litho" is from the Greek word lithos, meaning stone. "Sphere" is from the Greek word sphaira, meaning globe or ball. The solid outer crust of any celestial body can also be called the lithosphere. Scientists use robots to examine the lithosphere on Mars. WORD FAMILY lithosphere USAGE EXAMPLES Unlike Earth, which has multiple tectonic plates, Mercury’s lithosphere is made of a single plate. New York Times(Nov 21, 2016) At around 130km underground, these plumes melt, breaching the outer layer of the Earth’s crust, called the lithosphere and creating visible volcanoes. The Guardian(Sep 14, 2015) “This heat loss has created a cold, rigid skin called the lithosphere, a fancy name for the layer that forms the tectonic plates,” he said. New York Times(Jun 01, 2015) n the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle Syn\|Hyper geosphere layer a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
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