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- According to the theory of [[plate tectonics]], pieces of the earth's [[crust]], called plates, are constantly moving re5 KB (711 words) - 17:00, 9 August 2024
- ...to include [[paleogeography|paleogeographic]] data and considerations of [[plate tectonics]]. Using molecular analyses and corroborated by [[fossils]], it has been po5 KB (713 words) - 11:32, 2 September 2024
- ...along the [[San Andreas Fault]] where the North American and the Pacific [[plate tectonics|tectonic plates]] collide.<ref>U.S. Geological Survey, "The Great San Franc10 KB (1,549 words) - 10:27, 26 April 2011
- ...introduce the internal structure of the Earth (crust-mantle-nucleus), the plate tectonics and the fact that major geographical features (oceans, continents, mountain # [[Plate tectonics]] (10)39 KB (5,879 words) - 17:33, 11 March 2024
- ...fossil record. As the earth’s climate changes and continents move due to [[plate tectonics]], the amount of sunlight received locally will vary, leading to changes wh12 KB (1,816 words) - 17:00, 29 July 2024
- ...: the study of the geology of the ocean floor including [[volcanology]], [[plate tectonics]], [[paleoceanography]] and sedimentation processes.13 KB (1,871 words) - 12:00, 14 July 2024
- ...movement seen on Earth, Venus is thought to undergo periodic episodes of [[plate tectonics]], in which the crust is [[subduction|subducted]] rapidly within a few mill ...n Earth. The principal difference between the two planets is the lack of [[plate tectonics]] on Venus, likely due to the dry surface and mantle. This results in reduc41 KB (6,454 words) - 10:12, 28 February 2024
- ...ndia originally belonged. [[Indian Plate|Peninsular India]]'s subsequent [[Plate tectonics|movement]] towards, and collision with, the [[Laurasia]]n landmass set off34 KB (5,007 words) - 17:00, 31 August 2024
- ...d. The theory of [[continental drift]] that led to the current theory of [[plate tectonics]] was first proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1910, but for many decades after39 KB (6,025 words) - 14:01, 26 June 2024
- ...rial planets, is probably the reason Earth is also the only planet where [[plate tectonics]] has been observed, because water acts as a lubricant for [[subduction]].<76 KB (11,605 words) - 21:48, 1 September 2020
- ...e planet's crust are magnetized. This magnetization has been compared to [[Plate tectonics#Explanation of magnetic striping|alternating bands found on the ocean floor44 KB (6,990 words) - 07:00, 16 September 2024
- ...s about natural phenomena continue to lead to such revolutions in biology, plate tectonics, particle physics, and many other branches of science.60 KB (9,261 words) - 12:55, 7 August 2024
- ...s about natural phenomena continue to lead to such revolutions in biology, plate tectonics, particle physics, and many other branches of science.64 KB (9,985 words) - 12:55, 7 August 2024