Earth Crustal Displacement
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Earth crustal displacement OR Earth crust displacement may refer to
- Plate tectonicsPlate tectonicsPlate tectonics is a scientific theory that describes the large scale motions of Earth's lithosphere...
, scientific theory which describes the large scale motions of Earth's crust. - Fault (geology), fracture in Earth's crust where one side moves with respect to the other side.
- Supercontinent cycleSupercontinent cycleThe supercontinent cycle describes the quasi-periodic aggregation and dispersal of Earth's continental crust. There are varying opinions as to whether the amount of continental crust is increasing, decreasing, or staying about the same, but it is agreed that the Earth's crust is constantly being...
, the quasi-periodic aggregation and dispersal of Earth's continental crust. - Cataclysmic pole shift hypothesis, where the axis of rotation of a planet may have shifted or the crust may have shifted dramatically.