Sentences with phrase «activity from faults»

According to the theory of plate tectonics, the ascent of magma originating from the Earth's mantle is produced by the effects of tectonic activity from faults or fractures that exist at the oceanic plate.

Not exact matches

I do believe that Gazidis was weak and done very little to convince Silent Stan that the issues was the managers fault, Wenger has been able to turn around and point to poor transfer activity from the board to result in a poor team for him to manage, for someone who isn't deeply understanding about football then Wengers arguments could sound equally valid.

For 300 million years faults showed no activity, and then wastewater injections from oil and gas wells came along

Tokyo is thought to be at greatest risk from activity on the Tokai fault to the southwest of the city.

the sudden shaking of Earth's crust caused by the release of energy along fault lines or from volcanic activity.

Challenging this predominant theory, findings from a completed study show how differences in mid-ocean ridge magma - induced activity produce distinctly different types of ocean floor faulting.