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1-ESO-Unit2-LITHOSPHERE AND HYDROPSHERE
Earth´s layers, landforms, external and internal forces, Hydrosphere
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Geography
9th Grade
11/01/2013
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Term
lithosphere
 Definition
litosfera
Term
layer
 Definition
capa
Term
core
 Definition
núcleo
Term
mantle
 Definition
manto
Term
semi-molten
 Definition
semiderretido
Term
to melt
 Definition
derretir, fundir
Term
crust
 Definition
corteza
Term
soil
 Definition
suelo
Term
hydrosphere
 Definition
hidrosfera
Term
atmosphere
 Definition
atmósfera
Term
biosphere
 Definition
biosfera
Term
living beings
 Definition
organismos, seres vivos
Term
tectonic plate
 Definition
placa tectónica
Term
to collide
 Definition
colisionar, chocar
Term
relief
 Definition
relieve
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raised
 Definition
elevado
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low lying
 Definition
bajo
Term
slope
 Definition
pendiente
Term
thickness
 Definition
espesor, grosor
Term
beneath
 Definition
debajo de
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thin
 Definition
fino, estrecho
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thick
 Definition
grueso, espeso
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to shape
 Definition
dar forma
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sea level
 Definition
nivel del mar
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to surround
 Definition
rodear
Term
ocean
 Definition
oc
Term
sea
 Definition
mar
Term
island
 Definition
isla
Term
archipelagos
 Definition
archipiélago
Term
landform
 Definition
accidente geográfico
Term
plain
 Definition
llanura
Term
plateau
 Definition
meseta
Term
mountain
 Definition
montaña
Term
steep
 Definition
empinado, inclinado
Term
massif
 Definition
macizo
Term
rounded
 Definition
redondeado
Term
pointed
 Definition
puntiagudo
Term
range
 Definition
cordillera, cadena
Term
depression
 Definition
depresión
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to sink
 Definition
hundirse
Term
sunken
 Definition
hundido, sumergido
Term
valley
 Definition
valle
Term
continental shelf
 Definition
plataforma continental
Term
continental slope
 Definition
talud continental
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abyssal plain
 Definition
llanua abisal
Term
oceanic ridge
 Definition
dorsal oceánica
Term
underwater
 Definition
submarino
Term
oceanic trench
 Definition
fosa oceánica
Term
shallow
 Definition
superficial
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depth
 Definition
profundidad
Term
cliff
 Definition
acantilado
Term
beach
 Definition
playa
Term
shore
 Definition
orilla
Term
to jut out
 Definition
sobresalir
Term
gulf
 Definition
golfo
Term
bay
 Definition
bahía
Term
estuary
 Definition
estuario
Term
fjord, fiord
 Definition
fiordo
Term
to flood
 Definition
inundar
Term
peninsula
 Definition
península
Term
isthmus
 Definition
istmo
Term
elongated
 Definition
alargado
Term
delta
 Definition
delta
Term
mouth (river)
 Definition
desembocadura
Term
internal agent
 Definition
agente interno
Term
erosive agent
 Definition
agente erosivo, agente externo
Term
sediment
 Definition
sedimento
Term
orogeny, orogenesis
 Definition
orogenia
Term
earthquake
 Definition
terremoto
Term
epicentre
 Definition
epicentro
Term
hypocentre
 Definition
hipocentro
Term
sudden
 Definition
repentino, súbito
Term
volcano, volcanoes
 Definition
volcán
Term
crack
 Definition
grieta
Term
to release
 Definition
soltar, lanzar
Term
ash
 Definition
ceniza
Term
volcanic cone
 Definition
cono volcánico
Term
volcanic pipe
 Definition
chimenea
Term
crater
 Definition
cráter
Term
dust
 Definition
polvo
Term
lava flow
 Definition
colada de lava
Term
to wear
 Definition
desgartar, erosionar
Term
erosion
 Definition
erosión
Term
movement
 Definition
transporte
Term
eroded
 Definition
erosionado
Term
sedimentation
 Definition
sedimentación
Term
rainfall
 Definition
agua de lluvia
Term
to freeze
 Definition
congelar
Term
sand
 Definition
arena
Term
ravine
 Definition
barranco, garganta
Term
rate
 Definition
tasa, índice
Term
long-lasting
 Definition
perdurable, duradero
Term
reservoir
 Definition
embalse
Term
mankind
 Definition
humanidad
Term
fresh water
 Definition
agua dulce
Term
lake
 Definition
lago
Term
glacier
 Definition
glaciar
Term
groundwater
 Definition
agua subterr
Term
water cycle
 Definition
ciclo del agua
Term
evaporation
 Definition
evaporación
Term
to rise
 Definition
subir, elevar
Term
vapour
 Definition
vapor
Term
to cool
 Definition
enfriar
Term
precipitation
 Definition
precipitación
Term
to hail
 Definition
granizar
Term
drop
 Definition
gota
Term
aquifer
 Definition
acuífero
Term
condensation
 Definition
condensación
Term
salinity
 Definition
salinidad
Term
wave
 Definition
ola
Term
undulation
 Definition
ondulación
Term
seabed
 Definition
fondo oceánico
Term
tide
 Definition
marea
Term
high tide
 Definition
pleamar, marea alta
Term
low tide
 Definition
bajamar, marea baja
Term
ocean currents
 Definition
corrientes oceánicas
Term
cold current
 Definition
corriente fría
Term
warm current
 Definition
corriente cálida
Term
source (of a river)
 Definition
nacimiento de un río
Term
tributary, tributaries
 Definition
afluente
Term
spring
 Definition
manantial
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