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PLATE MOTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- plate motion
1, record 1, English, plate%20motion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- plate movement 2, record 1, English, plate%20movement
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Causes of Plate Motion.- Although plate tectonics has explained most of the surface features of the earth, the driving force of plate tectonics is still unclear. According to geologists, a model that explains plate movement should include three forces. Those three forces are the pull of gravity; convection currents, or the circulating movement of fluid rocky material in the mantle; and thermal plumes, or vertical columns of molten rocky material in the mantle. 3, record 1, English, - plate%20motion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plate motion: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - plate%20motion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Absolute, global plate motion. 4, record 1, English, - plate%20motion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mouvement de plaques
1, record 1, French, mouvement%20de%20plaques
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mouvement des plaques 2, record 1, French, mouvement%20des%20plaques
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les continents sont entraînés par le mouvement des plaques lithosphériques, qui sont elles mêmes entraînées par les mouvements de convection du manteau. tout bouge en profondeur et tout change en surface. La tectonique des plaques décrit les mouvements des plaques et leurs conséquences sur la géologie et la géographie de la Terre. 2, record 1, French, - mouvement%20de%20plaques
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mouvement de plaques : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - mouvement%20de%20plaques
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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