geodynamic
Planetary interior mechanics
Geodynamic relates to the forces and processes that shape the Earth's structure and movement—plate tectonics, mantle convection, mountain building, volcanic activity.
The term appears in geology and earth sciences: geodynamic modeling, geodynamic processes.
A region's geodynamic history explains how its landforms came to be.
Covering or wrap
- coreCentral essential portion
- crustHard outer layer
- lithosphereCrust plus upper mantle
- asthenosphereDuctile upper mantle layer
convection · heat · radioactivity · differentiation · isostasy · buoyancy · gravity · pressure
Molten rock underground
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- lavaErupted liquid stone
- pyroclasticHot eruption debris
- calderaCollapsed volcanic summit basin
basalt · andesite · pumice · fumarole · igneous · ash · hotspot · dike
Geological mountain formation
- cratonStable ancient continental core
- terraneFault-bounded crustal fragment
- riftCrack or estrangement
- accretionGrowth through external addition
uplift · subsidence · convergent · divergent · foreland · extension · compression · strain
Seismic ground movement
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
- hypocenterEarthquake's underground origin point
- magnitudeSize or scale
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
foreshock · slip · tremor · seismometer · liquefaction
mantle
Covering or wrap
- coreCentral essential portion
- crustHard outer layer
- lithosphereCrust plus upper mantle
asthenosphere · convection · heat · radioactivity · differentiation · isostasy · buoyancy · gravity · pressure · temperature
magma
Molten rock underground
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- lavaErupted liquid stone
- pyroclasticHot eruption debris
caldera · basalt · andesite · pumice · fumarole · igneous · ash · hotspot · dike · sill
orogeny
Geological mountain formation
accretion · uplift · subsidence · convergent · divergent · foreland · extension · compression · strain
earthquake
Seismic ground movement
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
- hypocenterEarthquake's underground origin point
- magnitudeSize or scale
aftershock · foreshock · slip · tremor · seismometer · liquefaction
geodynamicatmospheric
Of the air above
oceanic · aerodynamic · hydrodynamic · meteorological · climatological