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Isostasy

Isostasy As A Description Of The Earth's Balance, The Theory Of Isostasy



Isostasy is the term describing the naturally occurring balance of masses of Earth's crust that keeps the planet's gravity in equilibrium. Isostasy is not a force or a process; it is only the term for the phenomenon of adjustments Earth makes to stay balanced in mass and gravity.



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