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    3. 地殻

    地殻

    地ち殻かく

    (Earth's) crust

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    ちかく

    Noun

    1.
    (Earth's) crust

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    地ち球きゅうの表ひょう面めんは地ち殻かくと呼よばれています。

    The Earth's surface is called the crust.

    KMT5Nature & EnvironmentScience & Math
    地ち殻かくはプレートに分わかれており、常つねに動うごいている。

    The Earth's crust is divided into plates and is constantly moving.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentScience & Math
    地じ震しんは、地ち殻かくの変へん動どうによって引ひき起おこされる現げん象しょうだ。

    Earthquakes are phenomena caused by changes in the Earth's crust.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentScience & Math
    地ち殻かくの下したにはマントルがあり、その熱ねつが地ち表ひょうに影えい響きょうを与あたえる。

    Below the crust is the mantle, and its heat affects the Earth's surface.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentScience & Math
    科か学がく者しゃたちは、地ち殻かくの構こう造ぞうを詳くわしく調ちょう査さするために、深しん海かい掘くっ削さくを行おこなっている。

    Scientists are conducting deep-sea drilling to investigate the structure of the Earth's crust in detail.

    KMT10Science & MathNature & Environment

    Kanji that make up this word

    地
    ground・earth
    殻
    から・がら…(3)
    husk・nut shell
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