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12: Scratching the Surface

12: Scratching the Surface

Bedrock: Earth's Earliest History · Dylan Wilmeth

May 3, 202217m 4s

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Show Notes

How is new crust made, and why isn't the Earth constantly expanding like a party balloon? To answer these questions, we'll track the life, death, and rebirth of Earth's surface. Stops along the way include the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a fight to the death beneath New Zealand, and a stop for some Italian dessert.

Extra credit: Experiment with your carpets at home, pushing them together and testing which one sinks beneath the other.