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"Lithos" = Rocky "Sfaira" = Sphere.
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What does litho mean in lithosphere?
Litho is the Greek word for stone. Lithosphere means the solid part of the earth's surface.
Is the lithosphere the sphere of light around the earth?
No, it isn't. It's the ball of rock itself, the earth. We got "lithos" from the Greek for stone. The lithosphere is the stone sphere, or the earth.
What does lithosphere mean in science terms?
lithosphere refers to the rocks of the earths surface and upper mantle or depth of plates. hope that helped
Does lithosphere and asthenosphere mean terms differ?
Yes. The lithosphere consists of the uppermost layers of Earth: the crust and the rigid portion of the mantle. The asthenosphere is the layer below the lithosphere, consisting of rock with a plastic texture.
What is the difference between the core and the lithosphere?
The difference between the core and the lithosphere is the core is on the top of the lithosphere and the lithosphere is on the bottom of the core
What does litho mean in lithosphere?
Litho is the Greek word for stone. Lithosphere means the solid part of the earth's surface.
How does the lithosphere differ from the asthenophere in terms of texture?
lithosphere is differ from the asthenophere because lithosphere in greek lithos means "stone" and asthenophere is what the crust floats on.
What is the prefix word for lithosphere?
Litho- which is Greek for "rocky"
What is the greek root word for lithosphere?
The Greek root word for lithosphere is "lithos," which means "rock."
Brief history of lithosphere?
The lithosphere come from two Greek words which means sphere and rocky. The lithosphere is the rigid and the outermost shell of a rocky planet that is defined on the basis of the mechanical properties.
Is the lithosphere the sphere of light around the earth?
No, it isn't. It's the ball of rock itself, the earth. We got "lithos" from the Greek for stone. The lithosphere is the stone sphere, or the earth.
What does litho mean relation to lithosphere?
Stone
In greek what does lithospere mean?
Its lithosphere. litho-sphere litho:stone , sphere:sphere,globe, ball. A sphere made from stone
What those lithosphere mean?
The rocky layer of the planet.
What is the litospher?
I think you mean Lithosphere. the lithosphere is the top solid crust portion of planet Earth. it consists of the Ocean floor and Continents. Below the lithosphere is the aesthenosphere. Which begins to get very hot.
What does lithosphere mean in science terms?
lithosphere refers to the rocks of the earths surface and upper mantle or depth of plates. hope that helped
What is behind the lithosphere?
If by 'behind' you mean underneath, it's the asthenosphere .
