For Lithosphere we have terms and definitions in 15 topics. The topics are Anthromorphemics, Anthropology, Atmospheric Chemistry, Climate, Earthquake, Fossils, Geologic, Natural Hazards, Oceanography, Physical Geography, Planetary Science, Satellite Meteorology, Science, Volcano and Weather.

Lithosphere (Anthromorphemics)

The hard outer layer of the earth.

Lithosphere (Anthropology)

The hard outer layer of the earth.

Lithosphere (Atmospheric Chemistry)

The outer, rigid shell of the Earth, situated above the asthenosphere and containing the crust, continents and plates. [Atmospheric Change: An Earth System Perspective, T.E. Graedel and Paul J. Crutzen, W.H. Freeman and Co., New York, 1993, p.431.]

Lithosphere (Climate)

The component of the Earth's surface comprising the rock, soil, and sediments. It is a relatively passive component of the climate system, and its physical character- istics are treated as fixed elements in the determination of climate.

Lithosphere (Earthquake)

The outer solid part of the earth, including the crust and uppermost mantle. The lithosphere is about 100 km thick, although its thickness is age dependent (older lithosphere is thicker).The lithosphere below the crust is brittle enough at some locations to produce earthquakes by faulting, such as within a subducted oceanic plate.

Lithosphere (Fossils)

The outer skin of the earth, composed of the crust and the uppermost mantle.

Lithosphere (Geologic)

The outer layer of solid rock that includes the crust and uppermost mantle. This layer, up to 100 kilometers (60 miles) thick, forms the Earth’s tectonic plates. Tectonic plates float above the more dense, flowing layer of mantle called the asthenosphere.

Lithosphere (Natural Hazards)

The outer solid part of the Earth that includes the crust and uppermost mantle. The lithosphere is about 100 km thick, although its thickness is age dependent. The lithosphere below the crust is brittle enough at some locations to produce earthquakes by faulting, such as within a subducted oceanic plate.

Lithosphere (Oceanography)

The lithosphere is made up of the crust and the upper, solid part of the mantle.

Lithosphere (Physical Geography)

Is the solid inorganic portion of the Earth (composed of rocks, minerals, and elements). It can be regarded as the outer surface and interior of the solid Earth.

Lithosphere (Planetary Science)

Layer in a planetary body consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

Lithosphere (Satellite Meteorology)

The solid portion of planet Earth, or landcover.

Lithosphere (Science)

The rigid outermost portion of the Earth, comprising the moving plates. It includes the crust and a portion of the upper mantle.

Lithosphere (Volcano)

The rigid crust and uppermost mantle of the earth. Thickness is on the order of 60 miles (100 km). Stronger than the underlying asthenosphere.

Lithosphere (Weather)

The solid, outer portion of the earth's crust coupled to the rigid upper mantle. Part of the geosphere.

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