The theory of tectonic plates has influenced the study of marine science in the following ways: Divergent boundaries, according to plate tectonics,...Become a member and unlock all Study Answers Start today. Try it now Create an account Ask a question...
It has long been recognized that the properties of the Cook-Austral chain (Fig. 1) of volcanoes in the South Pacific are difficult to reconcile with the theory that volcanic activity in plate interiors is produced by the drift of tectonic plates over narrow, stationary plumes of hot mantle ...
Which type of plate boundary is most closely associated with the formation of the new ocean floor? How does the Laramide orogeny differ from other orogenies at convergent plate boundaries. What evidence makes the theory of plate tectonics plausible?
floating higher on the mantle asthenosphere, but it can rift apart by thinning and heating to form new oceans. In theory, continental plate subsides in proportion
The title text plays on the double meaning of the word "normal", which Cueball means in the sense of "like most people, not strange," but which Beret Guy interprets in the geological sense. While subduction occurs when two plates crash into each other, anormal faultoccurs when a surface...
Can you please explain the theory of relativity? Why is time a scalar quantity if you can use it in a past/future manner? Why do weather satellites circle the earth at different altitudes? How would you explain the Cenozoic evolution of the Nor...
(a) Explain the expanding universe theory. (b) What is its relationship to the Big Bang theory? If there is no dark matter, in order to explain our observations, our concepts of an important building block of the universe have to be incorrect. What is that building block...
Explain String theory. Explain the String theory. Does the correspondence principle have application to macroscopic events in the everyday macro world? Explain. Explain about nodal analysis with a diagram. Explain the term "major tectonic plates". Explain classical mechanics and quantum mechanics. Expl...
Explain several pieces of evidence that combine to make the theory of plate tectonics the theory that is generally accepted today. When traveling from on the Atlantic ocean and taking samples of water depth seeing the elevation change. Explain the plate tectonic proces...
What do tectonic plates do? Explain briefly. Explain how the Theory of Plate Tectonics has influenced the study of marine science in at least three ways. Explain how surface and subsurface waters become contaminated when exposed to contaminated air and soil. Describe how electrical and chemical eve...