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What would happen if the rate of subduction were much higher than the rate of seafloor spreading?
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Why is the geothermal gradient lower than average in subduction zonegeology?
because the oceanic crust lithospher descend into the mantle at the subduction zone .it will be taken to increasing higher temperature as it get deeper
Why spreading of cholera is higher in village?
Because of thiers temperature
What causes the techtonic plates to move?
Tectonic plates are able to move because the Earth's lithosphere has a higher strength and lower density than the underlying asthenosphere. Lateral density variations in the mantle result in convection. Plate movement is thought to be driven by a combination of the motion of the seafloor away from the spreading ridge (due to variations in topography and density of the crust, which result in differences in gravitational forces) and drag, downwardsuction, at the subduction zones. Another explanation lies in the different forces generated by the rotation of the globe and the tidal forces of the Sunand the Moon.
What is the process of molecules spreading from an area of high concentrate to low concentrate?
Diffusion describes the spread of molecules through random motion from regions of higher concentration to regions of lower concentration.
What will happen if the percentage of red blood cells is higher or lower from the normal value?
the baby will die!
Where are Higher seafloor heat flow values?
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Why is the geothermal gradient lower than average in subduction zonegeology?
because the oceanic crust lithospher descend into the mantle at the subduction zone .it will be taken to increasing higher temperature as it get deeper
Why spreading of cholera is higher in village?
Because of thiers temperature
Is it true that when new seafloor moves the ridge and becomes hotter it moves upword and forms still higher ridges?
Yes
What causes the techtonic plates to move?
Tectonic plates are able to move because the Earth's lithosphere has a higher strength and lower density than the underlying asthenosphere. Lateral density variations in the mantle result in convection. Plate movement is thought to be driven by a combination of the motion of the seafloor away from the spreading ridge (due to variations in topography and density of the crust, which result in differences in gravitational forces) and drag, downwardsuction, at the subduction zones. Another explanation lies in the different forces generated by the rotation of the globe and the tidal forces of the Sunand the Moon.
Describe the process of subduction and how density plays a role in this process?
Ocean lithosphere is higher density so it sinks to the bottom.
What can we conclude about the structure of Earth's interior knowing that the average density of Earth is higher than the average density of the rock on the continents and seafloor?
We can conclude that the density of the core and mantle are higher than that of the crust.
What does sea floor spreading have to do with mountains?
When the plates under the ocean move it forms mounds and the more it shakes the higher the mounds get. The higher the mounds get, mountains are formed.
Does bullying happen in higher education?
yes
What happen to the circuit if there is higher resistance?
In what sense.
When do most earthquakes occur in Japan?
Japan is an arc caused by subduction of the Pacific and Phillipine plates beneath the Eurasian plate. The subduction plates lose water to the mantle rocks as they go down, which causes the mantle rock to melt. This is the magma that forms the volcanoes. The earthquakes are caused by the plates scraping against each other- a subduction zone is basically a reverse fault.
Is it true that as the new seafloor moves away from the ridge and becomes hotter it moves upward and forms still higher ridges?
No. The rock cools down as it moves away and sinks deeper.
