a downwarping of the Earths crust
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geosynclinea downwarping of the Earth's crust
geosynclinesGEOSYNCLINE, a downwarping of the Earth's crust
grabena depression of the earth's crust
cratona part of the earth's crust
grabensGRABEN, a depression of the earth's crust
cratonsCRATON, a part of the earth's crust
SILICONA chief elementary constituent of the earth's crust.
SILICONMore than a quarter of the earth's crust
horsta block of the earth's crust, also HORSTE
horstea block of the earth's crust, also HORST
horstsHORST, a block of the earth's crust, also HORSTE
horstesHORSTE, a block of the earth's crust, also HORST
SILICONMore than a quarter of the earth's crust, by mass
bradyseisma slow up-and-down movement of the earth's crust
bradyseismsBRADYSEISM, a slow up-and-down movement of the earth's crust
cratonsA large, stable block of the earth's crust forming the nucleus of a continent
horsta block of the earth's crust separated by faults from adjacent relatively depressed blocks
massifband or zone of the earth's crust raised or depressed as a unit and bounded by faults
isostasythe equilibrium of the earth's crust, a condition in which the forces tending to elevate balance those tending to depress
isostacythe equilibrium of the earth's crust, a condition in which the forces tending to elevate balance those tending to depress
subductionThe sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
orogeniesA process in which a section of the earth's crust is folded and deformed by lateral compression to form a mountain range
earthquakeA sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
earthquakesA sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
silicatesAny of the many minerals consisting primarily of SiO42? combined with metal ions, forming a major component of the rocks of the earth's crust
shieldsA large rigid area of the earth's crust, typically of Precambrian rock, that has been unaffected by later orogenic episodes, e.g., the Canadian Shield