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the rising and sinking of Earth's surface relative to the mantle in response to the redistribution of mass in the crust the rising and sinking of Earth's crust relative to the mantle in response to the redistribution of mass on the surface the rising and sinking of Earth's mantle relative to the crust in response to the redistribution of mass on the surface

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Answer:

Isostasy.

Step-by-step explanation:

Isostasy occurs when the buoyancy force pushing the lithosphere up equals the gravitational force pulling it down.

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