Author: Peter Roberts Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1910537217 Category : Plate tectonics Languages : en Pages : 58
Book Description
This is a fascinating and intriguing book that tells the geological story of the world over the last 750 million years. The object of this book is to simplify a complex and very specialised subject so that it can be presented clearly and briefly. The author presents fourteen briefly-explained plate migration maps of the entire globe, showing the approximated movements and positions of the world's major tectonic plates over the last 750 million years. This gives "the big picture", explaining how and why our climate has changed so radically with time. This book has been written and the maps drawn for beginners, night classes, schools, universities, amateur geologists, climatologists and even for professional geologists. It is for anyone who wants to understand the causes of the huge changes in the world's geology, oceans, and climate, which have taken place long before humankind evolved, and which have, in turn, created and moulded our planet's diverse geographical landscapes.
Author: Fiona Young-Brown Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC ISBN: 1502643960 Category : Young Adult Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 130
Book Description
This essential volume explores the slow but mighty shifts that created the continents and that continue to shape modern landscapes. Readers will look at theories put forward through the ages to explain volcanoes and earthquakes, and they'll examine how geologists learned what we now understand about Earth's crust. In a world of constant movement, how do these ever-shifting plates affect our lives today? Photographs, diagrams, and sidebars help students understand the science that answers this and other questions.
Author: W. Jacquelyne Kious Publisher: DIANE Publishing ISBN: 0788133187 Category : Languages : en Pages : 84
Book Description
Presents the online edition of the publication "This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics" (ISBN 0-16-048220-8) by W. Jacquelyne Kious and Robert I. Tilling, published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Denver, Colorado. Posts contact information via mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail. Notes that a hard copy of the publication is available. Provides a table of contents and endnotes. Links to the USGS home page.
Author: Roy Livermore Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0191027693 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 528
Book Description
Plate tectonics is a revolutionary theory on a par with modern genetics. Yet, apart from the frequent use of clichés such as 'tectonic shift' by economists, journalists, and politicians, the science itself is rarely mentioned and poorly understood. This book explains modern plate tectonics in a non-technical manner, showing not only how it accounts for phenomena such as great earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions, but also how it controls conditions at the Earth's surface, including global geography and climate. The book presents the advances that have been made since the establishment of plate tectonics in the 1960s, highlighting, on the 50th anniversary of the theory, the contributions of a small number of scientists who have never been widely recognized for their discoveries. Beginning with the publication of a short article in Nature by Vine and Matthews, the book traces the development of plate tectonics through two generations of the theory. First generation plate tectonics covers the exciting scientific revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, its heroes and its villains. The second generation includes the rapid expansions in sonar, satellite, and seismic technologies during the 1980s and 1990s that provided a truly global view of the plates and their motions, and an appreciation of the role of the plates within the Earth 'system'. The final chapter bring us to the cutting edge of the science, and the latest results from studies using technologies such as seismic tomography and high-pressure mineral physics to probe the deep interior. Ultimately, the book leads to the startling conclusion that, without plate tectonics, the Earth would be as lifeless as Venus.
Author: W. Jacquelyne Kious Publisher: Geological Survey (USGS) ISBN: Category : Continental drift Languages : en Pages : 88
Book Description
In the early 1960s, the emergence of the theory of plate tectonics started a revolution in the earth sciences. Since then, scientists have verified and refined this theory, and now have a much better understanding of how our planet has been shaped by plate-tectonic processes. We now know that, directly or indirectly, plate tectonics influences nearly all geologic processes, past and present. Indeed, the notion that the entire Earth's surface is continually shifting has profoundly changed the way we view our world.
Author: Julia J. Quinlan Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica ISBN: 1680488341 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 35
Book Description
The ground beneath our feet feels sturdy and still, but Earth is actually covered in moving plates. These large plates make up the outer layer of Earth's surface and sit on top of another layer made up of molten rock. Borders between two plates are often the site of earthquakes and volcanoes. The plates can slide against each other, crash into each other, move apart, and even create mountains. There is so much to learn about what's going on beneath the surface, as is provided here for your readers, perfectly encapsulated.
Author: Lynn R. Sykes Publisher: ISBN: 9780231186889 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 304
Book Description
Lynn R. Sykes played a key role in the birth of plate tectonics, conducting revelatory research on earthquakes. In this book, he gives an invaluable insider's perspective on the theory's development and its implications.
Author: Greg Young Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 1433390892 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 34
Book Description
Alfred Wegener studied astronomy and meteorology--and was even a record-holding balloonist--before he became famous for his theories on how the land and seas on Earth were formed and change. These ideas are continental drift and plate tectonics. Seeing that the continents fit together like a puzzle, Wegener proved the theory that all of Earth's continents were once connected. Although his theories weren't accepted until after his death, scientists use plate tectonics to explain volcanoes and many other changes on Earth.
Author: Alvin Silverstein Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books ISBN: 9780761332251 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 68
Book Description
An informative addition to a science series discusses plate tectonics, the theory that the surface of the earth is always moving, and the connection of this phenomenon to earthquakes and volcanoes.
Author: Peter Roberts
Author: Fiona Young-Brown
Author: W. Jacquelyne Kious
Author: Roy Livermore
Author: W. Jacquelyne Kious
Author: Julia J. Quinlan
Author: Lynn R. Sykes
Author: Greg Young
Author: Alvin Silverstein
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