Earth's crust; crust
Geological term for the outermost solid layer of the Earth. Common in scientific and news contexts.
地震は地殻の変動によって起こる。
Earthquakes are caused by movements of the Earth's crust.
After the massive earthquake, the Earth's crust shifted significantly.
The thickness of the Earth's crust varies from place to place.
Beneath the Earth's crust lies the mantle.
地殻 is the thin outermost solid layer of the Earth, whereas マントル is the much thicker, partly molten layer lying directly beneath it.
地殻 (also read ちかく) means 'the earth's crust,' a completely unrelated geological term that only sounds identical to 知覚 (perception).
isostasy
diastrophism; crustal movement · seismic shift; upheaval; earthshaking change
continental crust
Compound of 地 (earth, ground) and 殻 (shell, husk), literally 'earth shell'. A modern geological term.