Studies of the gravity field of the Earth indicate that its crust and mantle yield when unusual weight is placed on them.
crust
mantle
yielding
aquifer
continental
continental slope
diversification
fissure
hiatus
lithosphere
extracellular
matrix
periphery
pillar
plate
polar
rift
seafloor
stratum
tectonic
trench
unconsolidated
verge
altitude
bizarre
bizarre
brink
decomposition
deposition
bore
engulf
erode
erosion
erratic
flake
flatten
jolt
lump
magma
overlie
penetrate
apperceive
permeable
precipitous
protrude
protrusive
scatter
sediment
precipitable
seep
seepage
spectrum
tremor
unevenly
basalt
crystalline
granite
quartzite
sedimentary