| English | Chinese |
| Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences | 美国地球和环境科学委员会 |
| earth resources observation system Data Center | 地球资源观测系统数据中心 |
| earth's crust The outer layers of the Earth's structure, varying between 6 and 48 km in thickness, and comprising all the material above the Mohorovicic Discontinuity (a seismic discontinuity occurring between the crust of the earth and the underlying mantle; the discontinuity occurs at an average depth of 35 km below the continents and at about 10 km below the oceans). The earlier idea of a cool solid skin overlaying a hot molten interior has now been replaced by a concept of a crust composed of two shells: an inner basic unit composed of sima (oceanic crust) and an outer granitic unit composed of sial (continental crust) | 地壳 (地球结构的外层，厚度为6公尺至48公尺，包含莫霍(洛维奇)不连续面(一个引起地震的不连续面，出现在地壳及其下的地幔之间；这不连续面出现在陆地下平均35公里和海洋下大约10公里处)以上的所有物质。 以前认为一个冷却坚固的表层覆盖着热熔融内部的想法，现在已被地壳是由两层外壳组成的概念所取代，一个是硅镁组成的内部基本单元(大洋地壳)，一个是由硅铝组成的外部花岗石单元(大陆地壳)。) |
| earth science The science that deals with the earth or any part thereof; includes the disciplines of geology, geography, oceanography and meteorology, among others | 地球科学 (谈及地球或地球任何部分的科学，其中包括地质学、地理学、海洋学、气象学以及其他学科。) |
| Earth-Sun relationship The Earth depends on the sun for its existence as a planet hospitable to life, and solar energy is the major factor determining the climate. Hence, conditions on the sun and conditions on Earth are inextricably linked. Although the sun's rays may appear unchanging, its radiation does vary. Many scientists suspect that sunspot activity has a greater influence on climatic change than variations attributed to the greenhouse effect | 地日关系 (地球依靠太阳而成为一个适宜生命生存的行星，且太阳能是决定气候的主要因素。 因此，太阳上的条件和地球上的条件有着密不可分的关系。虽然太阳光看似无变化，但它的辐射却改变了。 许多科学家怀疑，太阳黑子的活动对气候的影响远超过温室效应所带来的变化。) |
| Friends of the Earth | 地球之友协会 |
| International Association for Advancement of Earth and Environment Sciences | 国际地球科学与环境科学促进会 |
| International Center for Earth and Environmental Sciences | 地学与环境科学国际中心 |
