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Rifts And Grabens
A rift is a geological structure. Rift(s) or The Rift may also refer to: Film and television * ''The Rift'' (1990 film), a film directed by Juan Piquer Simón * ''Rift'' (2017 film), a film directed by Erlingur Thoroddsen * ''Rift'' (2019 film), a 2019 Nigerian film directed by Biodun Stephen * Cardiff Rift or The Rift, a fictional wormhole in the ''Doctor Who'' universe Games * ''Rift'' (video game), a 2011 massively multiplayer online role-playing game * ''Rifts'' (role-playing game), 1990 multi-genre role-playing game created by Kevin Siembieda * '' Rifts: Promise of Power'', a 2005 video game * '' Chasm: The Rift'', a 1997 video game for MS-DOS * ''Far Gate'', development title ''The Rift'', a 2001 computer game Literature * ''The Rift'' (Allan novel), a 2017 novel by Nina Allan * ''The Rift'' (Williams novel), a 1999 novel by Walter Jon Williams * ''The Rift'' (Star Trek), a 1991 novel by Peter David * '' Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Rift'', a 2014 graphic no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rift
In geology, a rift is a linear zone where the lithosphere is being pulled apart and is an example of extensional tectonics. Typical rift features are a central linear downfaulted depression, called a graben, or more commonly a half-graben with normal faulting and rift-flank uplifts mainly on one side. Where rifts remain above sea level they form a rift valley, which may be filled by water forming a rift lake. The axis of the rift area may contain volcanic rocks, and active volcanism is a part of many, but not all, active rift systems. Major rifts occur along the central axis of most mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust and lithosphere is created along a divergent boundary between two tectonic plates. ''Failed rifts'' are the result of continental rifting that failed to continue to the point of break-up. Typically the transition from rifting to spreading develops at a triple junction where three converging rifts meet over a hotspot. Two of these evolve to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
