The distribution of foci define the Wadati- Benioff zone Page 15 15 • The plate boundaries are mainly represented by oceanic
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The principal thought of continental drift theory is that the continents are situated on The word TECTONICS is of Greek origin and it means ?to build
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ken up into tectonic plates On Earth, there are seven or eight major plates (depending on how they are defined) and many minor plates
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The Earth is the only planet known to currently have plate tectonics ?2), the Poisson ratio ? (defined in the Rheology chapter) relates the deviatoric
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11 sept 2008 · 4 4 Relative significance of each mechanism 5 Major plates 6 Historical development of the theory 6 1 Continental drift
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Plate tectonics is the unifying theory of geology and above to support their theory of continental drift, but as Origin of magnetic anomalies
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Tectonics is the study of the origin and The theory of plate tectonics is widely accepted by Continental Drift – The idea that continents
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Plate tectonics is the horizontal motion of Earth's thermal boundary layer (lithosphere) over dence are summarized in Figure 4 and their significance
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A divergent plate boundary forms where two tectonic plates separate Divergent means “moving apart ” Mid-ocean ridges are located along divergent plate
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