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{{Short description|Part of the motion of a tectonic plate caused by its subduction}} ...ss=free}}</ref> Plate motion is partly driven by the weight of cold, dense plates sinking into the [[Mantle (geology)|mantle]] at [[oceanic trench]]es.<ref>{ ...

{{Short description|Process of reconstructing the positions of tectonic plates in the geological past}} ...is article describes techniques; for a history of the movement of tectonic plates, see [[Geological history of Earth]].'' ...

...hey can sometimes slide across each other (in apparent analogy to tectonic plates), but not freely. ...

The neighbour component for physical objects such as rocks or tectonic plates is simply a description of Newton’s laws of motion, if a plate is moving an The external force are the long term movements of tectonic plates or the liquid rock currents within the [[upper mantle (Earth)|upper mantle] ...

...sequently flattening the object across the <math>z</math>-axis. [[Tectonic plates]] drifting hubward would undergo significant contraction, resulting in moun ...

...[Fault (geology)|faulting]], or large-scale processes, such as [[Tectonics|tectonic]] movement and interior Earth structures.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":7">{{ ...H.|date=2010-01-26|title=Model Experimentation of the Effect of Gravity on Tectonic Processes|journal=Geophysical Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society|vol ...

*{{cite book|last=Davies|first=Geoffrey F.|title=Dynamic earth : plates, plumes and mantle convection|year=2001|publisher=Cambridge University Pres ...nzie|first=Dan|author2=Weiss, Nigel |title=Speculations on the Thermal and Tectonic History of the Earth|journal=Geophysical Journal of the Royal Astronomical ...

...in the form of [[carbonate]]-rich sediments on [[Plate tectonics|tectonic plates]] of ocean crust, which pull the carbon into the mantle upon undergoing [[s File:Flux of crustal material in the mantle.jpg| Movement of oceanic plates—which carry carbon compounds—through the mantle ...

...udy of [[rock mechanics]], thermal history of rocks, movements of tectonic plates and the Earth's mantle. Flow of fluids is simulated using numerical methods ...Thibaud|date=2012-02-20|title=Quantifying rates of landscape evolution and tectonic processes by thermochronology and numerical modeling of crustal heat transp ...

...01|title=The Implications of Terrestrial Heat Flow Observations on Current Tectonic and Geochemical Models of the Crust and Upper Mantle of the Earth|journal=G ...with refinements in the physical parameters that define ocean lithospheric plates.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Stein|first1=Carol A.|last2=Stein|first2=Seth|dat ...

...ntary basin]]. Sediments analyzed for provenance can provide evidence of [[tectonic]], [[Paleogeography|paleogeographic]], and [[Paleoclimatology|paleoclimatic ...hors=etal |editor2=Abhijit Basu}}</ref> collision time of Indian and Asian plates,<ref name="DeCelles 2014">{{cite journal |last1=DeCelles P.G. |display-auth ...

...occur well into the future and the surface will be steadily reshaped by [[tectonic uplift]], [[Extrusive|extrusions]], and [[erosion]]. [[Mount Vesuvius]] can ...e of a few centimeters per year. This is expected to continue, causing the plates to relocate and collide. Continental drift is facilitated by two factors: t ...

...weathering, erosion, water drainage, and the subduction of the continental plates, all play a role in this recycling of materials. Because geology and chemis ...erm transfers in the global cycle, however, are driven by [[tectonic plate|tectonic]] movements in [[geologic time]].<ref name="Schlesinger_1991">{{cite book | ...

...Romeo|first9=G.|date=2020-07-09|title=Muographic monitoring of the volcano-tectonic evolution of Mount Etna|journal=Scientific Reports|language=en|volume=10|is ...double side coated emulsion films were set in frames with stainless steel plates for shielding to be installed in 3 regions of a railway tunnel which was lo ...