What Kind of Technological Changes Can Be Expected in the Next

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Essay

What kind of technological changes can be expected in the next ten years?

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Definitions:

Accretionary Prism

A geological structure formed by the accumulation of sediments scraped off a subducting tectonic plate at a convergent boundary.

Strike-Slip Fault

A type of fault where the movement of the Earth's crust is predominantly horizontal, parallel to the fault's strike direction.

Fold and Thrust Belt

Regions of the Earth's crust that have been subjected to compression, leading to the formation of folded and thrusted layers of rock.

Passive Margin

The transition between oceanic and continental crust which is not an active plate boundary, often characterized by sediment accumulation.