Plate tectonics

Plate tectonics

The theory that the earth's surface is divided into a few large, thick plates that are continually moving.

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plate tectonics

Energy; Geothermal

A theory of global-scale dynamics involving the movement of many rigid plates of the Earth's crust. Tectonic activity is evident along the margins of the plates where buckling, ...

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Natural environment; Coral reefs

The theory that the Earth's lithosphere consists of large, rigid plates that move horizontally in response to the flow of the asthenosphere beneath them, and that interactions ...

plate tectonics

Archaeology; Evolution

The theory that the surface of Earth is made of a number of plates, which have moved throughout geological time to create the present-day positions of the continents. Plate ...

plate tectonics

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The theory that the surface of the earth is divided into a number of plates that move in relationship to each other. Some of these plates carry the continents.

plate tectonics

Biology; Cell biology

The movement of the plates that make up the surface of the Earth. The revolutionary paradigm in geology that the earth's crust is composed of rigid segments (plates) in constant ...

plate tectonics

Earth science; Geology

A theory in geology that states that the Earth's crust and upper mantle is divided into a number of large, plate like sections.

Brandberg Massif

Natural environment; Deserts; Mountains

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desert

Natural environment; Deserts

Receiving less than 10 inches of precipitation annually.

desert pavement

Natural environment; Deserts

A thin, surface layer of closely packed pebbles.

desert varnish

Natural environment; Deserts

A hard, dark, shiny coating on rocks caused by chemical action.

detritus

Natural environment; Deserts

Boulders, rocks, gravel, sand, soil that has eroded from mountains over time.

dunes

Natural environment; Deserts

Mounds of loose sand grains shaped up by the wind.

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