Together the crust and upper mantle are called the lithosphere and they extend about 80 km deep. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
The lithosphere is a layer that includes the crust and the upper most portion of the asthenosphere (Figure 2). From Wordnik.com. [Structure of the Earth] Reference
The Crust: The crust or the lithosphere is the outermost layer of the Earth made up of silicate rock materials. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The lithosphere is the more or less stable crust of the earth, which may have been, to begin with, about fifty miles in thickness. From Wordnik.com. [The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told] Reference
Beneath the lithosphere is the asthenosphere. From Wordnik.com. [Structure of the Earth] Reference
The lithosphere is thick: no continental drift here. From Wordnik.com. [Crashlander]
The topmost part of the lithosphere consists of crust. From Wordnik.com. [Structure of the Earth] Reference
In fact, the lithosphere is only 0.032% carbon by weight. From Wordnik.com. [Carbon cycle] Reference
If it is, then that's why there's no atmosphere or lithosphere. From Wordnik.com. [Neutron Star]
Body waves are seismic waves that travel through the lithosphere. From Wordnik.com. [Earthquake] Reference
Methane clathrates are restricted to the shallow lithosphere i.e. From Wordnik.com. [Monbiot v Monckton « Climate Audit] Reference
Heat can also be generated in the lower lithosphere through friction. From Wordnik.com. [Igneous rock] Reference
Carbon is stored in the lithosphere in both inorganic and organic forms. From Wordnik.com. [Carbon cycle] Reference
This water was released from the lithosphere as the Earth's crust solidified. From Wordnik.com. [Seawater] Reference
Changes in the lithosphere created major land masses and extensive shallow seas. From Wordnik.com. [Geologic time] Reference
Intrusive igneous rocks are rocks that form within the Earth's solid lithosphere. From Wordnik.com. [Rock cycle] Reference
Some carbon dioxide is released from the interior of the lithosphere by volcanoes. From Wordnik.com. [Carbon cycle] Reference
Korea layout learning linked traits lithosphere livescience blog logic lost malware. From Wordnik.com. [Science Heroes to End Poverty] Reference
The lithosphere consists of the oceanic crust, continental crust, and uppermost mantle. From Wordnik.com. [Structure of the Earth] Reference
Methane clathrates are restricted to the shallow lithosphere i.e. less than 2000 m depth. From Wordnik.com. [Monbiot v Monckton « Climate Audit] Reference
To understand glaciation, one needs to understand the atmosphere more than the lithosphere. From Wordnik.com. [Some Geologists at Quelccaya « Climate Audit] Reference
To understand glaciation, one needs to understand the atmosphere more than the lithosphere. From Wordnik.com. [Some Geologists at Quelccaya « Climate Audit] Reference
The Macquarie Island ophiolite complex: mid-tertiary oceanic lithosphere from a major ocean basin. From Wordnik.com. [MacQuarie Island, Australia] Reference
The lithosphere is also the zone of earthquakes, mountain building, volcanoes, and continental drift. From Wordnik.com. [Structure of the Earth] Reference
For Jinx was solid all through its rocky lithosphere and halfway to the center of its nickel-iron core. From Wordnik.com. [World of Ptavvs]
The various segments of the environment consist of the atmosphere, lithosphere, biosphere and the hydrosphere. From Wordnik.com. [ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES FOR ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES] Reference
The massive strike shattered the lithosphere to a depth of 100 kilometers, embedding the impactor as a mascon. From Wordnik.com. [Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast – January 22-24, 2010 | Universe Today] Reference
Organic forms of carbon in the lithosphere include litter, organic matter, and humic substances found in soils. From Wordnik.com. [Carbon cycle] Reference
The climate is comprised of five major subsystems — atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere. From Wordnik.com. [Antarctic Shrimp, Global Warming and the Laffer Curve | RedState] Reference
Looking at a map of the Mackenzie Delta, one thing becomes immediately clear – the lithosphere it sits on is submergent. From Wordnik.com. [Interview with Fred Michel on Arctic Ice Shelves « Climate Audit] Reference
The earth's rigid outer shell, the lithosphere, is broken up into an extraordinary mosaic of oceanic and continental plates. From Wordnik.com. [David McWilliams: Market Pressure] Reference
Because of increasing temperature and pressure, deeper portions of the lithosphere are capable of plastic flow over geologic time. From Wordnik.com. [Structure of the Earth] Reference
He torched his way through the lithosphere, the screen of the rig's geodisplay showing the Earth's structure in three dimensions. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Torc]
The amount of fossil fuel carbon is minute compared to the total amount of carbon in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. From Wordnik.com. [KTH, Stockholm Conference « Climate Audit] Reference
The other 3% is found in atmosphere, on the Earth's terrestrial surface, or in the Earth's lithosphere in various forms and stores. From Wordnik.com. [Ocean] Reference
In geology, just underneath the lithosphere, there is another layer -- a more fluid, plastic-like surface, called the asthenosphere. From Wordnik.com. [David McWilliams: Market Pressure] Reference
It is composed of five major subsystems ocean, atmosphere, lithosphere, cryosphere, and biosphere, none of which are well understood. From Wordnik.com. [Unthreaded #3 « Climate Audit] Reference
Water is stored in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, & lithosphere. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Effects the Haiti disaster had on the atmosphere hydrosphere and lithosphere?. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
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