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Record 1 2010-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

Solid (rock) portion of the Earth and the supernatant water, i.e. the lithosphere and the hydrosphere.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
CONT

Couches concentriques dont est faite la terre: les géosphères supérieures sont constituées de gaz (atmosphère), les géosphères inférieures de roches (lithosphère) et d'eau (hydrosphère). (Dictionnaire cons. de la Nature, VICN; juin 1974)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología
DEF

Espacio terrestre que incluye litosfera, hidrosfera y atmósfera.

CONT

Esta cantidad invariante de metales en menas se distribuye en dos geosferas, o sistemas fisicoquímicos. La geosfera más externa es una capa delgada y extremadamente reactiva, cercana a la superficie terrestre. En ella están incluidas la atmósfera, la biosfera, la hidrosfera, la litosfera y la astenosfera, en la que se mueven las placas continentales y las oceánicas.

OBS

Geosfera o geósfera.

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