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Tectonics (from
Latin tectonicus; from
Ancient Gr**** τεκτονικός (t****nikós) 'pertaining to building') are the
processes that
result in the structure...
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Plate tectonics (from
Latin tectonicus, from
Ancient Gr**** τεκτονικός (t****nikós) 'pertaining to building') is the
scientific theory that Earth's lithosphere...
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Extensional tectonics is
concerned with the
structures formed by, and the
tectonic processes ****ociated with, the
stretching of a
planetary body's crust...
- are
thought to have
evolved through time; in
other words, as on Earth,
tectonic processes have
shaped the planet. However, both the ways this
change has...
- Salt
tectonics, or halokinesis, or halotectonics, is
concerned with the
geometries and
processes ****ociated with the
presence of
significant thicknesses...
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Thrust tectonics or
contractional tectonics is
concerned with the
structures formed by, and the
tectonic processes ****ociated with, the
shortening and...
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Tectonic subsidence is the
sinking of the Earth's
crust on a
large scale,
relative to crustal-scale
features or the geoid. The
movement of
crustal plates...
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Tectonic uplift is the
geologic uplift of Earth's
surface that is
attributed to
plate tectonics.
While isostatic response is important, an
increase in...
- Lid
tectonics,
commonly thought of as
stagnant lid
tectonics or
single lid
tectonics, is the type of
tectonics that is
believed to
exist on
several silicate...
- A
tectonic weapon is a
hypothetical device or
system which could trigger earthquakes,
volcanic eruptions, or
other seismic events in
specified locations...
