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How do Plate Tectonics affect rock cycles

How do Plate Tectonics affect rock cycles. Uplifting Subsidence Rift zone . Uplift. Uplift is the rising of regions of the crust to higher elevations Uplift increases rate of erosion in a rock. Subsidence. The sinking of regions of the crust to lower elevations

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How do Plate Tectonics affect rock cycles

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  1. How do Plate Tectonics affect rock cycles Uplifting Subsidence Rift zone

  2. Uplift • Uplift is the rising of regions of the crust to higher elevations • Uplift increases rate of erosion in a rock

  3. Subsidence • The sinking of regions of the crust to lower elevations • Leads to the formation of basins where sediment can be deposited Erosion Deposition

  4. Rift Zone • An area where a set of deep cracks form. • Occur between plates that are pulling apart. • Magma can be released as the tectonic plates Pull apart. The magma can reach earth’s surface And cool forming igneous rocks.

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