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CONTINENTAL RUPTURE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- continental rupture
1, record 1, English, continental%20rupture
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Continental rupture begins with the formation of a rift valley and tilted block mountains. As the continental crust recedes, oceanic crust fills the gap. The motion of lithospheric plates is thought to result from convection currents of upwelling plastic mantle rock that lift the plates and cause them to split apart. 2, record 1, English, - continental%20rupture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Despite their similarity, continental rupture differs from continental rifting as the former refers to the splitting apart of a continental plate, while the latter refers to the spreading of a plate, which may or may not lead to actual splitting of the plate. 3, record 1, English, - continental%20rupture
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rupture continentale
1, record 1, French, rupture%20continentale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rupture des continents 2, record 1, French, rupture%20des%20continents
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'écartement de deux plaques lithosphériques commence par une déchirure [...] qui se propage au travers d'un continent. Lorsque la séparation est achevée, les deux fragments continentaux s'éloignent l'un de l'autre en donnant naissance à un nouvel océan. La rupture continentale est donc un événement capital dans le cycle de la tectonique des plaques. 3, record 1, French, - rupture%20continentale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les termes «rupture continentale» et «rifting continental» ne sont pas interchangeables puisque le premier fait référence à la cassure d'une plaque continentale, tandis que le second fait plutôt référence à l'amincissement de la plaque, qui peut, ou pas, mener à la cassure de la plaque. 4, record 1, French, - rupture%20continentale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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