tectonic plate
noun[C]
us/tekˈtɑn·ɪk ˈpleɪt/earth science
one of thepartsof the earth'ssurfacethatmoveinrelationto each other
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In this region, the geology is dominated by the transition of thetectonicplateboundary from rift to fault.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This driving force is important when the slabs (or portions thereof) are not strongly attached to the rest of their respectivetectonicplate.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Padang is located close to atectonicplateboundary, which makes the danger of earthquakes and tsunamis high.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These values are much higher neartectonicplateboundaries where the crust is thinner.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thetectonicplatedebate is an example of a controversy according to this definition.
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Furthermore, they did not occur on thetectonicplateboundary, but rather in the middle of the plate.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hotspot volcanism results in the formation of isolated mountains and mountain chains that are not necessarily ontectonicplateboundaries.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The 2004 earthquake tilted thetectonicplateunder the island, lifting it by 1 to 2 metres.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The vast majority are located near areas oftectonicplatemovement, known as ocean ridges.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Throughtectonicplatemotion the western half of the volcano moved north at about 1.5cm per year.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Occasionally, however, thetectonicplatesuddenly slips a much greater distance, resulting in an earthquake.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This is simply the weight of thetectonicplatebeing subducted (pulled) below the overlying plate dragging the rest of the plate along behind it.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Geothermal power is cost effective, reliable, sustainable, and environmentally friendly, but has historically been limited to areas neartectonicplateboundaries.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Versions fixed to atectonicplatediffer from the global version by at most a few centimetres.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A third type of basin exists along convergent plate boundaries - places where onetectonicplatemoves under another into the asthenosphere.
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