Re: Dynamic Planet B/C
Posted: February 7th, 2017, 12:56 pm
Passive margins are not near a plate boundary while active ones are. Passive margins have very little geological activity while active ones have lots.
Passive margins are not near a plate boundary while active ones are. Passive margins have very little geological activity while active ones have lots.
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Normal fault
What are the differences between grabens, horsts, and half grabens?
chscioly wrote:What are the differences between grabens, horsts, and half grabens?
Graben - downdropped area bordered by two normal faults. Horst - the higher elevation region between two grabens. Half graben - basically a graben but only bordered on one side by a normal fault
Correct, your turn!liberalartslover wrote:chscioly wrote:What are the differences between grabens, horsts, and half grabens?Graben - downdropped area bordered by two normal faults. Horst - the higher elevation region between two grabens. Half graben - basically a graben but only bordered on one side by a normal fault
What is the term for the stable interior area, which is composed of ancient crystalline rock, of a continent?
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What is the term for the stable interior area, which is composed of ancient crystalline rock, of a continent?
Craton