Tectonics (from Latin tectonicus; from Ancient Greek τεκτονικός (tektonikós) 'pertaining to building ') [1] are the processes that result in the structure and properties of the Earth's crust and its …

The meaning of TECTONISM is the process of deformation that produces in the earth's crust its continents and ocean basins, plateaus and mountains, folds of strata, and faults —called also …

Tectonism is the faulting or folding or other deformation of the outer layer of a planet. It happens very slowly, on the scale of millions of years. Tectonic activity is caused by heat loss; all the …

Tectonics embraces as its chief working principle the concept of plate tectonics (q.v.), a theory that was formulated in the late 1960s by American, Canadian, and British geophysicists to …

Tectonism is a geological term used to describe major structural features and the processes that create them, including compressional or tensional movements on a planetary surface that …

2024年8月2日 · Geologic evidence of these processes abounds, such as impact cratering, volcanism, space weathering, and tectonism. Present day processes such as active tectonism …

2025年1月9日 · It forms a multidisciplinary framework for interrelating many other geologic disciplines, and thus it provides an integrated understanding of large-scale processes that …

5 天之前 · According to the theory, a tectonic earthquake occurs when strains in rock masses have accumulated to a point where the resulting stresses exceed the strength of the rocks, …

This Special Publication aims to encompass the broad range in character of volcanism, tectonism, faulting and associated interactions observed on planetary bodies across the inner solar system.

2007年4月26日 · Earth’s physical landscapes are framed initially by tectonism, reshaped by climate, garnished by plants and animals, and modified by human activity. Tectonism …