1-ESO-Unit2-LITHOSPHERE AND HYDROPSHERE – Flashcards
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| lithosphere |
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| litosfera |
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| layer |
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| capa |
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| core |
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| nucleo |
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| mantle |
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| manto |
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| semi-molten |
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| semiderretido |
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| to melt |
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| derretir, fundir |
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| crust |
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| corteza |
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| soil |
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| suelo |
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| hydrosphere |
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| hidrosfera |
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| atmosphere |
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| atmosfera |
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| biosphere |
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| biosfera |
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| living beings |
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| organismos, seres vivos |
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| tectonic plate |
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| placa tectonica |
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| to collide |
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| colisionar, chocar |
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| relief |
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| relieve |
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| raised |
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| elevado |
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| low lying |
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| bajo |
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| slope |
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| pendiente |
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| thickness |
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| espesor, grosor |
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| beneath |
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| debajo de |
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| thin |
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| fino, estrecho |
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| thick |
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| grueso, espeso |
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| to shape |
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| dar forma |
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| sea level |
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| nivel del mar |
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| to surround |
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| rodear |
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| ocean |
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| oc |
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| sea |
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| mar |
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| island |
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| isla |
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| archipelagos |
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| archipielago |
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| landform |
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| accidente geografico |
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| plain |
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| llanura |
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| plateau |
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| meseta |
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| mountain |
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| montana |
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| steep |
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| empinado, inclinado |
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| massif |
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| macizo |
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| rounded |
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| redondeado |
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| pointed |
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| puntiagudo |
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| range |
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| cordillera, cadena |
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| depression |
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| depresion |
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| to sink |
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| hundirse |
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| sunken |
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| hundido, sumergido |
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| valley |
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| valle |
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| continental shelf |
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| plataforma continental |
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| continental slope |
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| talud continental |
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| abyssal plain |
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| llanua abisal |
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| oceanic ridge |
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| dorsal oceanica |
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| underwater |
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| submarino |
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| oceanic trench |
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| fosa oceanica |
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| shallow |
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| superficial |
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| depth |
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| profundidad |
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| cliff |
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| acantilado |
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| beach |
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| playa |
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| shore |
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| orilla |
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| to jut out |
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| sobresalir |
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| gulf |
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| golfo |
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| bay |
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| bahia |
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| estuary |
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| estuario |
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| fjord, fiord |
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| fiordo |
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| to flood |
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| inundar |
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| peninsula |
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| peninsula |
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| isthmus |
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| istmo |
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| elongated |
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| alargado |
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| delta |
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| delta |
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| mouth (river) |
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| desembocadura |
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| internal agent |
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| agente interno |
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| erosive agent |
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| agente erosivo, agente externo |
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| sediment |
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| sedimento |
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| orogeny, orogenesis |
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| orogenia |
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| earthquake |
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| terremoto |
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| epicentre |
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| epicentro |
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| hypocentre |
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| hipocentro |
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| sudden |
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| repentino, subito |
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| volcano, volcanoes |
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| volcan |
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| crack |
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| grieta |
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| to release |
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| soltar, lanzar |
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| ash |
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| ceniza |
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| volcanic cone |
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| cono volcanico |
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| volcanic pipe |
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| chimenea |
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| crater |
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| crater |
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| dust |
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| polvo |
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| lava flow |
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| colada de lava |
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| to wear |
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| desgartar, erosionar |
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| erosion |
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| erosion |
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| movement |
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| transporte |
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| eroded |
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| erosionado |
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| sedimentation |
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| sedimentacion |
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| rainfall |
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| agua de lluvia |
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| to freeze |
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| congelar |
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| sand |
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| arena |
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| ravine |
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| barranco, garganta |
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| rate |
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| tasa, indice |
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| long-lasting |
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| perdurable, duradero |
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| reservoir |
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| embalse |
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| mankind |
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| humanidad |
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| fresh water |
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| agua dulce |
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| lake |
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| lago |
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| glacier |
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| glaciar |
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| groundwater |
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| agua subterr |
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| water cycle |
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| ciclo del agua |
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| evaporation |
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| evaporacion |
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| to rise |
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| subir, elevar |
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| vapour |
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| vapor |
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| to cool |
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| enfriar |
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| precipitation |
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| precipitacion |
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| to hail |
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| granizar |
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| drop |
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| gota |
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| aquifer |
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| acuifero |
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| condensation |
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| condensacion |
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| salinity |
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| salinidad |
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| wave |
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| ola |
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| undulation |
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| ondulacion |
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| seabed |
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| fondo oceanico |
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| tide |
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| marea |
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| high tide |
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| pleamar, marea alta |
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| low tide |
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| bajamar, marea baja |
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| ocean currents |
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| corrientes oceanicas |
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| cold current |
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| corriente fria |
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| warm current |
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| corriente calida |
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| source (of a river) |
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| nacimiento de un rio |
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| tributary, tributaries |
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| afluente |
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| spring |
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| manantial |
