deformation
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However, a more likely explanation is that intense deformation occurs as the slabs sink and interact with the core-mantle boundary.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
While the patterns are complex, most of the deformation appears in areas where deeply subducted slabs are thought to exist.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
Activity far below the surface can prepare the crust for later deformation, influencing where major fractures and rifts eventually develop.
From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026
"These notches in the wheels and the deformation observed in the track are compatible with the fact that the track was cracked," it wrote in what it called a "working hypothesis".
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
Like Brugman, Swanson, and Johnston, CVO scientists also monitor active volcanoes through ground deformation, seismic activity, and gas emissions.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Vocabulary lists containing deformation
Earth Science - Middle School
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Rocks and Minerals - Introductory
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Mechanical Engineering
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