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Just as icebergs float on the ocean with a root submerged below the water line, mountain belts float on the mantle with a root of crustal material within the mantle. Using the Archimedes principle, Isostasy 1.1, an interactive web based experiment within the Discover Our Earth website allows users to study isostasy by changing the block height and density, and the liquid density.
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Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodynamics, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Geophysics:Geodesy, Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Structural Geology, Geodesy, Geophysics, Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Plate TectonicsKeywords: Interactive experiment, Simulation
