| 单词 | continental plate |
| 释义 | continental plate noun[C] geologyspecializeduk/ˌkɒn.tɪ.nen.təl ˈpleɪt/us/ˌkɑːn.t̬ən.en.t̬əl ˈpleɪt/one of thelargepiecesof thesurfaceof theearththatmoveseparately 大陆板块 CHRISTOPH BURGSTEDT/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Science Photo Library/GettyImages Geology - general words
Examplesofcontinental platecontinental plate These are often marked by uplift and volcanic mountain belts on thecontinentalplate. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Before the accretion of the island arc took place, subduction between acontinentalplateand presumably an oceanic plate was taking place. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This process is uncommon because the denser oceanic lithosphere usually subducts underneath the less densecontinentalplate. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These deposits offshore were then pushed into thecontinentalplateas a forearc basin rotating slowly over millions of years. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.An oceanic plate ordinarily slides underneath acontinentalplate; this often creates an orogenic zone with many volcanoes and earthquakes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For the icehouse climate, tectonic activity also creates mountains, which are produced by onecontinentalplatecolliding with another one and continuing forward. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.So the trench retreated oceanwards, and the old trench and ocean floor become part of thecontinentalplate. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Orogens or orogenic belts develop while acontinentalplateis crumpled and is pushed upwards to form mountain ranges, and involve a great range of geological processes collectively called orogenesis. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As the continental plates migrate across the planet, the ocean floor is subducted under the leading edges. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Near some boundaries between the land and sea, the slightly denser oceanic plates slide beneath the continental plates and more subduction trenches are formed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This style of deformation is typical of continental plates adjacent to convergent margins of long duration that have not sustained continent/continent collisions. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As the continental plates moved apart, they ruptured, and blocks subsided along fault lines forming the rift valleys that became sedimentary basins. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As they grate together, the continental plates are deformed and buckle causing mountain building and seismic activity. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Definition of "continental plates" is the realm of geologists. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Where two continental plates collide the plates either buckle and compress or (in some cases) one plate delves called subduction, under the other. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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