on the top of the crust, so it can be absorbed into the crust.
At spreading boundaries, tectonic plates move apart, creating new crust as magma rises from the mantle and solidifies. This process allows for the seafloor to spread and expand as new material is added, resulting in the formation of mid-ocean ridges.
Cracks in the Earth's crust are called faults. These fractures occur when the Earth's lithosphere is subjected to stress, causing rocks to break and slide along the fault line. Faults can vary in size and orientation, and the movement along them can lead to earthquakes.
A volcanic vent or fissure is a crack in the Earth's crust where volcanic material such as lava, gases, and ash can escape to the surface. These vents can form as a result of tectonic activity along plate boundaries or within volcanic regions.
crust
near ocean trenches.
An isostatic is something that pertains to or is characterized by isostasy. Isostasy is the equilibrium of the Earths crust.
along tectonic plate boundaries.
At convergent boundaries some mantle material can melt and rise through the crust, forming volcanoes.
At spreading boundaries, tectonic plates move apart, creating new crust as magma rises from the mantle and solidifies. This process allows for the seafloor to spread and expand as new material is added, resulting in the formation of mid-ocean ridges.
The Earths crust is approximately 650 km deep.
At convergent boundaries are boundaries the crust is destroyed by subduction of oceanic crust underneath continental crust or other oceanic crust.
At convergent boundaries are boundaries the crust is destroyed by subduction of oceanic crust underneath continental crust or other oceanic crust.
Cracks in the Earth's crust are called faults. These fractures occur when the Earth's lithosphere is subjected to stress, causing rocks to break and slide along the fault line. Faults can vary in size and orientation, and the movement along them can lead to earthquakes.
The sudden vibration in the plates inside the crust causes the earths crust to rise & fall.
Plate tectonics, the movement of the large pieces of the earth's crust, give rise to great stress along the boundaries of the plates. Wikipedia has a post on plate tectonics, and a link is provided.
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The earth's crust is not stress