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mid-ocean ridge |
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mid-ocean ridge: see plate tectonics plate tectonics, theory that unifies many of the features and characteristics of continental drift and seafloor spreading into a coherent model and has revolutionized geologists' understanding of continents, ocean basins, mountains, and earth history. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The mountains might have formed when tectonic forces pulled apart Titan's crust, permitting material to rise from below, as the midocean ridges arose on Earth. Midocean ridges are classified into two groups: fast- and slow-spreading. Then, the deep-reaching waves were guided by midocean ridges, Titov and his colleagues report in an upcoming Science. |
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