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             hypoth-   why   because   including   crust   the   is  flat,   the   of   to  necessary   basalt-   change   shown   due   shal-   the   air  anomaly  due   air   free
             or  Pratt   explains   that   crust   answer.   and   deep   basin   that   than   the   by   the   by   are   anomaly   air   to   due   lithosphere/astheno-   iv)
             the  Airy   textbook   crust.   continental   your   km   outside  of  the   higher   depth   made   caused   g/cr)       continental  rift   free   the   anomaly   free   the   boundary;   madel.
             to      than   Discuss   5   is   and   is   Moho   in   gravity   gravity   (2.9   2.7 g/crré   a   of   :   to   air   of the   to   entire
             is  closer   geology   of  continental   readily   crust.”   basin   at   g/cm*)   (2.9   change   to   to   profile.   profile.   :   Basalt   model   contribution   free   the   depth   in   isostatic  equilibrium.   contribution  lithosphere/asthenosphere   for
             situation   introductory   top   the   more   below.  The   topography  both   density   g/cm’.   3.3   the   contribution   contribution   anomaly   anomaly   simplified   i)   to   change   the   iii)   Bouguer  anomaly
             actual   an   than   subducts   continental   shown   basalt   is   model   the   for   the   for   gravity                    highly   model:   contribution   model   achieve   model:
             the   for   lower   than   support.   is   The   the   density   the   on   profile   profile   air   Bouguer  gravity   a   the   level;  ii)   crust.   the   to   the   the   of
         Isostasy   that   statement   is   crust   crust   dense   as   basin   is  40  km  thick.   that   mantie   equilibrium.   the   the   free   the   the   for   above   the  thin   on   above   depth   model:  v)
         and   suggest   “Oceanic   more   computations   basalt  filled   Note   level.   illustrate   plot   plot   plot   plot   thicknesses   page.   sketch   mass  above  sea   sketch   sketch   in   for  entire
         Gravity   mode!   Explain.   concise   top  of  oceanic   False:   is   crust   and   a   of   basin   sea   g/cm’). The   and   isostatic   and   basin.   and   Moho  depth.   and   and   and   following   and   low  manile  beneath   and  sphere  boundary  needed   and   change
             refined   Write.a   or   the   at   (2.7   Compute   achieve   Compute   filled   Compute   Compute   Compute   Calculate   the   Calculate   Calculate   the   anomaly
         8     esis?   the   True   oceanic   sketches   model   outside   exactly   crust   =   ~   in       Densities   the   on   a)   to   c)   to
         Chapter   d)   8-5   A   8-6   a)   b   ¢   ad)   e)   +50                             8-7       b)
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