Preferred Name

Plate tectonics

Definitions

The theory supported by a wide range of evidence in which the Earth's crust is composed of several large, thin, relatively rigid plates that move relative to one another. The interaction of the plates at their boundaries causes seismic and tectonic activity along these boundaries.

ID

http://www.ivoa.net/rdf/uat#plate-tectonics

broader

http://www.ivoa.net/rdf/uat#tectonics

definition

The theory supported by a wide range of evidence in which the Earth's crust is composed of several large, thin, relatively rigid plates that move relative to one another. The interaction of the plates at their boundaries causes seismic and tectonic activity along these boundaries.

exactMatch

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1265

prefLabel

Plate tectonics

related

http://www.ivoa.net/rdf/uat#exoplanet-plate-tectonics

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