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A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Â© A Dictionary of Earth Sciences 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

isostasy A model for the upper region of the Earth in which differences in elevation are compensated by either low-density roots or lower-density surface rocks. The rigidity of the tectonic plate allows some departure from this model. See ISOSTATIC ANOMALY; AIRY HYPOTHESIS; and PRATT HYPOTHESIS.

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