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What is the primary source of crustal deformation?
The primary source of crustal deformation is tectonic plate movement. The Earth's lithosphere is divided into several rigid plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them. The interactions and collisions between these plates result in various forms of crustal deformation such as folding, faulting, and mountain building.
Compare and contrast earths lithosphere and asthenosphere?
Earths outer most layer consits of the crust and uppermost mantle and forms a relatively cool, rigid shell called the lithosphere. This layer averges about 100 kil. in thickness. Beneath the lithosphere lies a soft, comparatively weak layer known as the asthenosphere. The lower lithosphere and upper asthenosphere are both part OS the uppr mantle.
Which plate boundary causes rifting?
Rift are formed between divergent boundaries, as the plates break apart from each other, a rift is formed between them. Also as they split apart the void between them forms a rift valley. Like the great rift valley in Africa.
Which rigid zone on the Earth's surface forms the earth's drifting tectonic plates?
The lithosphere, which includes the crust and upper mantle, forms the Earth's drifting tectonic plates. It is made up of rigid sections that move along the underlying asthenosphere. The movement of these tectonic plates is responsible for various geological phenomena like earthquakes and mountain formation.
Is true or false oceanic lithosphere is created at divergent boundaries?
Yes; at divergent/constructive boundaries, plates move apart and new oceanic lithosphere forms.
What is the primary source of crustal deformation?
The primary source of crustal deformation is tectonic plate movement. The Earth's lithosphere is divided into several rigid plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them. The interactions and collisions between these plates result in various forms of crustal deformation such as folding, faulting, and mountain building.
What happens if a centromere does not break?
Nondisjunction forms and causes Aneoploidy
True or false magma forms in the lithosphere?
False. It forms in the Athenosphere!!
How are folding and faulting how are they different?
How they are different: Folded rock forms when tersion makes the lithosphere break into normal faults. How they are the same: They both refer to the stress in the Earth.
What happens to lithosphere when the plates are spreading?
it forms
What forms lithosphere?
The lithosphere was formed over a vast expanse of time as the outer skin of the earth solidified from magma.
What do the rigid crust and the uppermost mantle form?
it forms the lithosphere
New oceanic lithosphere forms as a result of?
New oceanic lithosphere forms as a result of seafloor spreading at mid-ocean ridges. Magma rises from the mantle, solidifies at the mid-ocean ridge, and creates new oceanic crust. This process leads to the continuous expansion of the ocean floor.
What rock in the lithosphere called?
The lithosphere consists of the crust and upper mantle.
What are the five forms of lithosphere?
ocean,sea,ponds,rivers and swamps.
What is the name of the outerlayer of the lithosphere?
The crust is the outer layer of the lithosphere.
What is sliding boundary?
forms when two {crustal} lithosphere plates move apart.
