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Plate Tectonics

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Introduction
How do we know the plates move 6,
What drives plate tectonics,
What feeds the mantle s gravitati...
30  cards
Earthquake Mechanisms
What are earthquakes,
What s the epicenter,
What are shortcomings of the rich...
33  cards
Heat Flow In The Earth
What are the two major surficial ...,
What are the two sources of the e...,
What is the thermal power of the sun
14  cards
Isostasy
What is hydrostatic isostasy,
What is the hydrostatic compensat...,
If using the surface of the earth...
12  cards
Mantle Dynamics
In what ways does the mantle inte...,
How many first order seismic disc...,
What defines the upper mantle
46  cards
Isostasy
0  cards
Lateral Forces
What is potential energy,
What are the main driving forces ...,
Whats the formula for work
8  cards
Mantle Dynamics
0  cards
LIPs
What are the six different types ...,
What is a continental flood basalt,
What is a volcanic rifted margin
10  cards
Ocean Basins
What are typical features of a mo...,
What are the three types of mor,
What are sheeted dykes
20  cards

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