The process of vertical movement, known as isostasy, was a foundation of geological belief for generations, though no-one had any really good theories as to how or why it happened.
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Isostasy
/ʌɪˈsɒstəsi/
Synonyms for "isostasy" (5 found)
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buoyant equilibrium
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geodynamic buoyancygeological buoyancy
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isostatic equilibriumisostatic theory
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A great thickness of comparatively light sedimentary rocks accumulating in a geosyncline would ultimately ‘rebound’ because of isostasy – like a depressed rubber duck bouncing back upwards in a bath.
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When a continent carries an ice sheet, the weight of that sheet distorts the equilibrium, the isostasy that causes the crust to float as it does.
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