- A
lithosphere (from
Ancient Gr**** λίθος (líthos) 'rocky' and σφαίρα (sphaíra) 'sphere') is the rigid,
outermost rocky s**** of a
terrestrial planet or...
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Subduction is a
geological process in
which the
oceanic lithosphere and some
continental lithosphere is
recycled into the Earth's
mantle at the convergent...
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destruction of
lithosphere, and deformation.
Convergent boundaries occur between oceanic-oceanic
lithosphere, oceanic-continental
lithosphere, and continental-continental...
- The
lithosphere–asthenosphere
boundary (referred to as the LAB by geophysicists)
represents a
mechanical difference between layers in Earth's
inner structure...
- (t****nikós) 'pertaining to building') is the
scientific theory that Earth's
lithosphere comprises a
number of
large tectonic plates,
which have been
slowly moving...
- the biosphere, hydrosphere/cryosphere, atmosphere, and
geosphere (or
lithosphere).
Earth science can be
considered to be a
branch of
planetary science...
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Effective elastic thickness of the
lithosphere is the
estimated thickness of the
elastic plate to
substitute for
lithosphere in
order to
investigate observed...
- weak and
ductile region of the
upper mantle of Earth. It lies
below the
lithosphere, at a
depth between c. 80 and 200 km (50 and 120 mi)
below the surface...
- In geology, a rift is a
linear zone
where the
lithosphere is
being pulled apart and is an
example of
extensional tectonics.
Typical rift
features are...
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width in an
ocean basin. The
production of new
seafloor and
oceanic lithosphere results from
mantle upwelling in
response to
plate separation. The melt...
