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11Phoenix Plate — The Phoenix Plate (also known as the Aluk Plate) was an ancient tectonic plate that existed during the mid Cretaceous through early Tertiary time. The Phoenix Plate began subducting under the Antarctic Plate. The Phoenix Ridge, a mid oceanic… …
12sea-floor spreading — noun (geology) The process by which new oceanic crust is generated at oceanic ridges by the convective upswelling of magma • • • Main Entry: ↑sea * * * sea floor spreading «SEE FLR, FLOHR», the process by which the sea floor is being continuously …
13List of tectonic plate interactions — See plate tectonics for a more complete discussion Tectonic plate interactions are of three different basic types: * Divergent boundaries are areas where plates move away from each other, forming either mid oceanic ridges or rift valleys. *… …
14North American Plate —   The North American plate, shown in brown The North American Plate is a tectonic plate covering most of North America, Greenland, Cuba, Bahama …
15African Plate —   The African plate, shown in pinkish orange The African Plate is a tectonic plate which includes the continent of Africa, as well as oceanic crust which lies …
16List of plate tectonics topics — This is a list of articles related to plate tectonics and tectonic plates.*African Plate *Anatolian Plate *Antarctic Plate *Arabian Plate *Asthenosphere *Back arc basin *Blind thrust earthquake *Cocos Plate *Continent *Continental drift… …
17seafloor spreading hypothesis — ▪ Earth science theory that oceanic (oceanic ridge) crust forms along submarine mountain zones, known collectively as the midocean ridge system, and spreads out laterally away from them. This idea played a pivotal role in the development of …
18Farallon Plate — Over time the central part of the Farallon Plate was completely subducted under the southwestern part of the North American Plate. The remains of the Farallon Plate are the Juan de Fuca, Explorer and Gorda Plates, subducting under the northern… …
19Tonga Plate — The Tonga Plate is a small southwest Pacific tectonic plate or microplate. It is centered at approximately 19° S. latitude and 173° E. longitude. The plate is an elongated plate oriented NNE SSW and is a northward continuation of the Kermadec… …
20spread plate — A petri dish of solid culture medium with isolated microbial colonies growing on its surface, which has been prepared by spreading a dilute microbial suspension evenly over the agar surface …
