No one wished it so, but we are the first species to become a geophysical force, altering Earth's climate, a role previously reserved for tectonics, sun flares, and glacial cycles.
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Tectonics
Synonyms for "tectonics" (55 found)
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8 entriesarchitectural theoryarchitectureearth sciencegeologygeomorphologymorphologysciencescientific discipline
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6 entriesconstructional practicecrustal deformationjoint detailingmaterial articulationplate tectonicsstructural articulation
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6 entriesarchitectural tectonicsplate tectonicstectonic activitytectonic movementtectonic platestectonics theory
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Mercury doesn't have plate tectonics.
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Mars doesn't have plate tectonics like Earth does.
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The theory of plate tectonics in geology explains the phenomenon of continental drift.
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