Salt tectonics

Okay kiddo, imagine you have a bowl of very thick and sticky pudding. You know how when you push your spoon into the pudding it kind of moves around and creates little bumps and valleys? Well, that's kind of like what salt tectonics is like.

In the earth's crust, there are layers of rock that are different ages and types. Some of these layers are made up of really thick deposits of salt. These salt layers are very heavy and put a lot of pressure on the rocks below them.

Over time, the pressure from the salt can cause the rocks below to warp and fold. This can create all kinds of interesting shapes, like domes or arches, in the earth's surface. It's kind of like how your pudding creates little hills and valleys when you push your spoon into it.

Sometimes, the salt can even break through the rocks above it and rise to the surface. This is called salt diapirism. It can create really cool looking salt domes or even salt mountains.

So, salt tectonics is basically the movement and deformation of rocks caused by the pressure from layers of salt in the earth's crust. Kind of like a big, heavy spoon pushing around a bowl of thick pudding.