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Hebungen und Senkungen des Erdmantels

English translation: rising and sinking of Earth's mantle


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German term or phrase:Hebungen und Senkungen des Erdmantels
English translation:rising and sinking of Earth's mantle
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08:47 Nov 10, 2011
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Science - Geology
German term or phrase: Hebungen und Senkungen des Erdmantels
Dazu gehören nicht nur Ebbe und Flut in den Meeren, sondern auch Hebungen und Senkungen des Erdmantels.

This includes not only the tides in the sea but also the rise and fall of the earth’s mantle.

Kann man den Satz so lassen? Dankeschön!
martina1974
Austria
Local time: 03:06
rising and sinking of earth's mantle
Explanation:
Interaction of rising and sinking mantle plumes
http://seismo.berkeley.edu/~manga/paper42.pdf

The rising and sinking motions deform the outer surface of a planet
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/science/kiefer/Research/convection.h...
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Wendy Streitparth
Local time: 03:06
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vielen Dank!
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rising and sinking of earth's mantle


Explanation:
Interaction of rising and sinking mantle plumes
http://seismo.berkeley.edu/~manga/paper42.pdf

The rising and sinking motions deform the outer surface of a planet
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/science/kiefer/Research/convection.h...

Wendy Streitparth
Local time: 03:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
vielen Dank!

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agree  Jaime Hyland: sounds good to me.
6 mins
  -> Thanks, Jaime
agree  Coqueiro
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  -> Many thanks, Coqueiro
agree  franglish
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  -> Thank you, franglish
neutral  Armorel Young: but doesn't make grammatical sense unless you capitalise Earth
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  -> Good point! Thank you.
agree  Ramey Rieger: Yes, the Earth
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Changes made by editors
Nov 15, 2011 - Changes made by Wendy Streitparth:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Nov 10, 2011 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Field (specific)Other => Geology


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