qiào

technical
noun

Meaning of 地壳

地壳 means Earth's crust; the rocky outer shell of the Earth. Pronounced dì qiào.

  • Earth's crust; the rocky outer shell of the Earth

Definitions & Examples

qiú
de
qiào
zhǔ
yào
yóu
yán
shí
gòu
chéng
 

The Earth's crust is mainly composed of rock.

qiào
de
píng
jūn
hòu
yuē
wéi
sān3
shí5
qiān
 

The average thickness of continental crust is about 35 kilometers.

Hǎi
qiào
qiào
báo
duō
 

Oceanic crust is much thinner than continental crust.

zhèn
tōng
cháng
shēng
zài
qiào
bǎn
kuài
de
jiāo
jiè
chù
 

Earthquakes usually occur at the boundaries of crustal plates.

qiào
yùn
dòng
zào
le
qiú
biǎo
miàn
de
shān
mài
xiá
 

Crustal movements shape the mountains and valleys on the Earth's surface.

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