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isostasy
Isostasy. It refers to the equilibrium between the weight of Earth's lithosphere (which includes the continents) and the buoyant force exerted by the asthenosphere below, which causes the lithosphere to float.
An isostatic is something that pertains to or is characterized by isostasy. Isostasy is the equilibrium of the Earths crust.
Three principal models of isostasy are:The Airy-HeiskanenModel- where different topographic heights are accommodated by changes in crustal thickness, in which the crust has a constant density The Pratt-HayfordModel- where different topographic heights are accommodated by lateral changes in rock density. The Vening Meinesz, or Flexural Model- where the lithosphere acts as an elastic plate and its inherent rigidity distributes local topographic loads over a broad region by bending.
The balance between gravity and buoyancy is called equilibrium.
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strength and weaknesses of isostasy
isostasy
everything on the crust is in a state of balance
Gravity.