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1. Tectonics: Tectonics (from la tectonicus; from grc τεκτονικός (tektonikós) 'pertaining to building') are the processes that result in the structure and properties of the Earth's crust and its evolution through time. These processes include those of mountain-building, the growth and ... (Earth) [100%] 2023-10-05 [Tectonics]
2. Tectonics: Tectonics (from Latin tectonicus; from Ancient Greek τεκτονικός (tektonikós) 'pertaining to building') are the processes that result in the structure and properties of the Earth's crust and its evolution through time. These processes include those of mountain-building, the growth ... (Process of evolution of the Earth's crust) [100%] 2024-04-18 [Tectonics]
3. Plate Tectonics Revolution: The Plate Tectonics Revolution was the scientific and cultural change which developed from the acceptance of the plate tectonics theory. The event was a paradigm shift and scientific revolution. (Earth) [57%] 2024-04-02 [Plate tectonics]
4. Tectonics of the Tian Shan: File:Central Asia.tif The Tian Shan is a mountain range in central Asia that extends through western China , Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. The Tian Shan is 2,800 kilometres (1,700 mi) long, and up to 7,400 metres (24 ... (Earth) [44%] 2023-12-04 [Tectonics]
5. Tectonics of the South China Sea: The South China Sea Basin is one of the largest marginal basins in Asia. South China Sea is located to the east of Vietnam, west of Philippines and the Luzon Strait, and north of Borneo. (Earth) [40%] 2023-09-26 [Tectonics]
6. Salt tectonics: Salt tectonics, or halokinesis, or halotectonics, is concerned with the geometries and processes associated with the presence of significant thicknesses of evaporites containing rock salt within a stratigraphic sequence of rocks. This is due both to the low density of ... (Geometries and processes associated with the presence of significant thicknesses of evaporites) [70%] 2023-12-04 [Salts] [Geological processes]...
7. Plate tectonics: Plate tectonics (from Greek τέκτων, tektōn "builder" or "mason") describes the large scale motions of Earth's lithosphere. The theory encompasses the older concepts of continental drift, developed during the first half of the twentieth century, and seafloor spreading, understood during ... [70%] 2023-02-04
8. Thrust tectonics: Thrust tectonics or contractional tectonics is concerned with the structures formed by, and the tectonic processes associated with, the shortening and thickening of the crust or lithosphere. It is one of the three main types of tectonic regime, the others ... (Earth) [70%] 2023-10-17 [Structural geology] [Tectonics]...
9. Plate tectonics: Plate tectonics (from Greek τέκτων, tektōn "builder" or "mason") describes the large scale motions of Earth's lithosphere. The theory encompasses the older concepts of continental drift, developed during the first half of the twentieth century, and seafloor spreading, understood during ... [70%] 2023-02-04
10. Plume tectonics: Plume tectonics is a geoscientific theory that finds its roots in the mantle doming concept which was especially popular during the 1930s and initially did not accept major plate movements and continental drifting. It has survived from the 1970s until ... (Earth) [70%] 2023-10-05 [Plate tectonics]
11. Indenter tectonics: Indenter tectonics, also known as escape tectonics, is a branch of strike-slip tectonics that involves the collision and deformation of two continental plates. It can be observed in many situations around the world, and is associated with high-grade ... (Earth) [70%] 2023-12-10 [Tectonics]
12. Volcano tectonics: Volcano tectonics is a scientific field that uses the techniques and methods of structural geology, tectonics, and physics to analyse and interpret physical processes and the associated deformation in volcanic areas, at any scale. These processes may be 1) magma ... (Earth) [70%] 2023-12-17 [Tectonics] [Volcanoes]...
13. Plate tectonics: Plate tectonics (from the Late Latin: tectonicus, from the Ancient Greek: τεκτονικός, lit. 'pertaining to building') is the scientific theory that Earth's lithosphere is comprised a number of large tectonic plates which have been slowly moving since about 3.4 ... (Earth) [70%] 2023-09-17 [Plate tectonics] [Geology theories]...
14. Plate tectonics: Plate tectonics (from the Late Latin: tectonicus, from the Ancient Greek: τεκτονικός, lit. 'pertaining to building') is the scientific theory that Earth's lithosphere comprises a number of large tectonic plates which have been slowly moving since about 3.4 billion ... (Movement of Earth's lithosphere) [70%] 2023-11-27 [Plate tectonics] [Geodynamics]...
15. High (tectonics): A high in structural geology and tectonics an area where tectonic uplift has taken place relative to its surroundings. Highs are often bounded by normal faults and can be regarded as the opposites of basins. (Earth) [70%] 2023-10-13 [Tectonics]
16. Plate tectonics: Plate tectonics is a geological model of the movement of continental plates, known as Continental drift, which explains how the Earth once had a single large land mass which broke into continents that continued to separate, and that they still ... [70%] 2023-02-08 [Geology]
17. Plate tectonics: Plate tectonics in geology is a scientific theory which explains many features of our planet, as the existence of continents and oceans and their movements though geologic time. It also provides an explanation for mountain ranges, deep-sea trenches and ... [70%] 2023-10-04
18. Plate tectonics: Plate tectonics is a theory in geology that describes the lithosphere of the Earth as being broken up into many large and small rigid "plates" floating on the asthenosphere of the mantle. They float because the siliceous material that makes ... [70%] 2023-08-31 [Geography] [Geology]...
19. Plate tectonics: Plate tectonics (from Greek τέκτων, tektōn "builder" or "mason") describes the large scale motions of Earth's lithosphere. The theory encompasses the older concepts of continental drift, developed during the first half of the twentieth century, and seafloor spreading, understood during ... [70%] 2023-02-04
20. Plate tectonics: Plate tectonics (from Greek τέκτων, tektōn "builder" or "mason") describes the large scale motions of Earth's lithosphere. The theory encompasses the older concepts of continental drift, developed during the first half of the twentieth century, and seafloor spreading, understood during ... [70%] 2023-02-04
21. High (tectonics): A high in structural geology and tectonics an area where tectonic uplift has taken place relative to its surroundings. Highs are often bounded by normal faults and can be regarded as the opposites of basins. (Tectonics) [70%] 2023-08-19 [Tectonics]
22. Plate tectonics: Plate tectonics (from Greek τέκτων, tektōn "builder" or "mason") describes the large scale motions of Earth's lithosphere. The theory encompasses the older concepts of continental drift, developed during the first half of the twentieth century, and seafloor spreading, understood during ... [70%] 2023-02-04
23. Lid tectonics: 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 planets and moons in the Solar System, and possibly existed on Earth during the ... (Aspect of planetary geology) [70%] 2024-05-21 [Tectonics] [Planetary geology]...
24. Extensional tectonics: Extensional tectonics is concerned with the structures formed by, and the tectonic processes associated with, the stretching of a planetary body's crust or lithosphere. The types of structure and the geometries formed depend on the amount of stretching involved. (Geological process of stretching planet crust) [70%] 2024-09-11 [Structural geology] [Tectonics]...
25. Erosion and tectonics: The interaction between erosion and tectonics has been a topic of debate since the early 1990s. While the tectonic effects on surface processes such as erosion have long been recognized (for example, river formation as a result of tectonic uplift ... (Earth) [57%] 2023-02-08 [Geophysics] [Geomorphology]...
26. Catastrophic plate tectonics: Catastrophic plate tectonics is a bit of creationist junk which claims that: This claim is utterly worthless. Magnetic fields can, in some conditions, heat water. [57%] 2023-12-11 [Creationist claims] [Geology]...
27. Heat-pipe tectonics: Heat-pipe tectonics is a cooling mode of terrestrial planets in which the main heat transport mechanism in the planet is volcanism through the outer hard shell, also called the lithosphere. Heat-pipe tectonics initiates when volcanism becomes the dominant ... (Astronomy) [57%] 2022-07-18 [Tectonics] [Planetary geology]...
28. Strike-slip tectonics: Strike-slip tectonics or wrench tectonics is a type of tectonics that is dominated by lateral (horizontal) movements within the Earth's crust (and lithosphere). Where a zone of strike-slip tectonics forms the boundary between two tectonic plates, this ... (Deformation dominated by horizontal movement in Earth's lithosphere) [57%] 2024-02-19 [Structural geology] [Tectonics]...
29. Depth of focus (tectonics): In seismology, the depth of focus or focal depth refers to the depth at which an earthquake occurs. Earthquakes occurring at a depth of less than 70 km (43 mi) are classified as shallow-focus earthquakes, while those with a ... (Earth) [50%] 2022-12-18 [Plate tectonics] [Types of earthquake]...
30. Outline of plate tectonics: This is a list of articles related to plate tectonics and tectonic plates. Tectonic plate interactions – Movements of the earth's lithosphere Earth:Back-arc basin – Submarine features associated with island arcs and subduction zones Earth:Continent – Large geographical region ... (Earth) [50%] 2023-12-12 [Plate tectonics]
31. List of plate tectonics topics: This is a list of articles related to plate tectonics and tectonic plates. Tectonic plate interactions – Movements of the earth's lithosphere Earth:Back-arc basin – Submarine features associated with island arcs and subduction zones Earth:Continent – Large geographical region ... (Earth) [44%] 2023-12-21 [Plate tectonics]