Layer
Of part.
A relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another.
This concept's ID is @1~45938
Atmosphere
- stratosphere
The atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere.
- troposphere
The lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude).
- exosphere
The outermost atmospheric layer.
- mesosphere
The atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere.
- thermosphere
The atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exosphere.
Lithosphere
- crust
The outer layer of the Earth.
- surface
The outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three...
- lithosphere
The solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle.
- mantle
The layer of the earth between the crust and the core.
Mantle
- lower mantle
The deeper part of the mantle.
- upper mantle
The upper part of the mantle.
Also contains
- stratum
One of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer...
- hydrosphere
The watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor.
- snow
A layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground.
- ozone layer
A layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration...
- asthenosphere
The lower layer of the crust.
- tropopause
The region of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere.
- cell wall
A rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of plant and prokaryotic cells;...
- chromosphere
A gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere (extending from the photosphere to the corona)...