The word telluric has been commonly used to refer to everything related to planet earth. Telluric movements are phenomena that occur inside the earth and that affect its surface, affecting everything that exists on it. These types of phenomena occur when geological faults break or friction occurs at the ends of tectonic plates.
A telluric movement causes the release of energy, which causes the earth's crust to undergo aggressive shaking, which ends up affecting the surface (falls of structures, cracking of the pavement, etc. It is important to mention that seismology is the science in charge to investigate everything concerning the internal movements of the planet, as well as the dispersion of mechanical waves, which occur both in the external and internal parts of the earth.
Another telluric phenomenon is volcanic eruptions, these consist of explosions of lava and toxic gases that come out through volcanoes. This telluric event is caused by the heating of magma (mass of melted rocks, located inside the earth) which tries to sprout through volcanoes. The eruptions volcanic can be devastating, as well as the damage it can cause on the surface, can also kill human life, either by burns or inhalation of toxic gases. When volcanic eruptions occur very close to the sea, they can cause tsunamis.
On the other hand, there are the so-called telluric planets, these are made up of solid matter and constituted in layers with high condensation. This class of planets have a nucleus made up of metallic elements. The surface temperature is high, they show slow rotational movements, some have satellites, others do not. They are considered telluric planets: Earth, Mars, Venus and Mercury.
Geológicamente los planetas telúricos se encuentran clasificados en activos e inactivos. La tierra por ejemplo es considerado el único planeta telúrico que presenta mucha actividad. Venus por su parte suele manifestar ciertas actividades sísmicas y volcánicas; mientras que marte y Júpiter se encuentran geológicamente inactivos.
