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Plate tectonics
Scope Note
Branch of geophysics and seismology concerned with continental movements, based on the theory that the earth's surface is comprised of vast crustal blocks that float across the mantle, with seismic activity and volcanism occurring primarily along the periphery of these blocks
Broader Term
Geophysics
Seismology
Related Term
Earthquakes
Geology
Oceanography
Physical geography
Subject Category
490 Science and technology
Date Added
Nov 95