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Lithosphere vs Cryosphere - What's the difference?

lithosphere | cryosphere |

As nouns the difference between lithosphere and cryosphere

is that lithosphere is the rigid, mechanically strong, outer layer of the Earth; divided into twelve major plates while cryosphere is all those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen.

lithosphere

English

Noun

(wikipedia lithosphere) (en noun)
  • (geology) The rigid, mechanically strong, outer layer of the Earth; divided into twelve major plates

    • Derived terms

    * thermal lithosphere * seismic lithosphere * mechanical lithosphere * rheological lithosphere * chemical lithosphere

    See also

    * atmosphere * hydrosphere

    cryosphere

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia cryosphere) (en noun)
  • All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen
    • Climate change has a strong effect on the cryosphere .

    Meronyms

    Parts of the cryosphere include: *glacier *ice cap *ice sheet *permafrost *sea ice *snow

    Derived terms

    *cryospheric *cryospherically