Sentences with phrase «form deep cracks»

Eruptions of lava on the sea floor as it widens appear to form deep cracks into which seawater rushes.

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Eventually, possibly a few hundred million years after the moon formed, the deepest parts of the ocean froze, swelling to crack surface ice — which may have been 10 km thick or more — just as ice cubes in a freezer often do.
And, not unlike a vase that is glued back together, a wellhead provides the crack where a new break will most likely form, particularly if CO2 is injected too fast and too much pressure builds up deep underground.
As the decay of enamel progresses, cracks and holes form in the surface of the tooth which allow bacteria to travel deep inside where they can cause pain, inflammation, and tooth loss, if left untreated.
Dahab lies alongside the deepest section of the African rift, the giant crack in the earth's crust that forms the Red Sea.
Be sure to move to different cover when you start to see deep cracks form.
Crevasses are deep cracks that form in an ice sheet as a result of its movement.
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