HeartwarminSalt
HeartwarminSalt t1_jb4jqv4 wrote
Reply to comment by stickylava in What happens at the end of a subduction zone? When the entire plate subducts? by kittens0423
The D” (D double prime) layer, the lowermost zone of the mantle, was describe to me in grad school as the “subducting slab graveyard”. This layer was also hypothesized to insulate the core enough to cause heat anomalies large enough to create break thru hotspots in some places that give rise to features like the Hawaiian or Yellowstone hotspots.
HeartwarminSalt t1_j3x9b5s wrote
Coasts can be erosive or depositional., old or young. Young coasts of any type will likely be jagged (look at pacific islands when they first break thru sea level). Then if the coast is old, it can be jagged if it’s erosive or smooth if it has sediment (coral reefs count too!) being deposited.
HeartwarminSalt t1_j1rzrfd wrote
Reply to How do you turn off contacts automatically appearing in auto correct in iMessage. Started happening this week. by iam_tin_tin
I want to know this too!
HeartwarminSalt t1_iy8cr3m wrote
Reply to comment by JustMy10Bits in A chemistry teacher is a bunch of atoms explaining what atoms are by IntelligentPassion7
Are analogies by default literal?
HeartwarminSalt t1_iy875pp wrote
Isn’t this an analogy? The analogy I posted last week was auto-deleted for being an analogy. Does anyone know what triggers the auto-moderation?
HeartwarminSalt t1_jb7a891 wrote
Reply to comment by forams__galorams in What happens at the end of a subduction zone? When the entire plate subducts? by kittens0423
Wow you must tectonophysics! Great clarifications! I’m glad to hear the updates on my now ancient knowledge of the D”.