Isostasy and Mountain

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Difference between Isostasy and Mountain

Isostasy vs. Mountain

Isostasy (Greek ''ísos'' "equal", ''stásis'' "standstill") is the state of gravitational equilibrium between Earth's crust and mantle such that the crust "floats" at an elevation that depends on its thickness and density. A mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak.

Similarities between Isostasy and Mountain

Isostasy and Mountain have 9 things in common (in Unionpedia): Basin and Range Province, Continental crust, Crust (geology), Earth, Himalayas, Mantle (geology), Rock (geology), Sea level, Volcano.

Basin and Range Province

The Basin and Range Province is a vast physiographic region covering much of the inland Western United States and northwestern Mexico.

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Continental crust

Continental crust is the layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks that forms the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores, known as continental shelves.

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Crust (geology)

In geology, the crust is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite.

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Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

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Himalayas

The Himalayas, or Himalaya, form a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.

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Mantle (geology)

The mantle is a layer inside a terrestrial planet and some other rocky planetary bodies.

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Rock (geology)

Rock or stone is a natural substance, a solid aggregate of one or more minerals or mineraloids.

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Sea level

Mean sea level (MSL) (often shortened to sea level) is an average level of the surface of one or more of Earth's oceans from which heights such as elevations may be measured.

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Volcano

A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.

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Isostasy and Mountain Comparison

Isostasy has 51 relations, while Mountain has 149. As they have in common 9, the Jaccard index is 4.50% = 9 / (51 + 149).

References

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