What Is The Theory Of Plate Tectonics

Author : Naomi Oreskes
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429977913
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plate Tectonics written by Naomi Oreskes and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview of the history of plate tectonics, including in-context definitions of the key terms. It explains how the forerunners of the theory and how scientists working at the key academic institutions competed and collaborated until the theory coalesced.

Author : Craig Saunders
Publisher : Shaping Modern Science
ISBN 13 : 9780778772026
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What is the Theory of Plate Tectonics? written by Craig Saunders and published by Shaping Modern Science. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Lynn R. Sykes
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231546874
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plate Tectonics and Great Earthquakes written by Lynn R. Sykes and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The theory of plate tectonics transformed earth science. The hypothesis that the earth’s outermost layers consist of mostly rigid plates that move over an inner surface helped describe the growth of new seafloor, confirm continental drift, and explain why earthquakes and volcanoes occur in some places and not others. 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. Sykes combines lucid explanation of how plate tectonics revolutionized geology with unparalleled personal reflections. He entered the field when it was on the cusp of radical discoveries. Studying the distribution and mechanisms of earthquakes, Sykes pioneered the identification of seismic gaps—regions that have not ruptured in great earthquakes for a long time—and methods to estimate the possibility of quake recurrence. He recounts the various phases of his career, including his antinuclear activism, and the stories of colleagues around the world who took part in changing the paradigm. Sykes delves into the controversies over earthquake prediction and their importance, especially in the wake of the giant 2011 Japanese earthquake and the accompanying Fukushima disaster. He highlights geology’s lessons for nuclear safety, explaining why historic earthquake patterns are crucial to understanding the risks to power plants. Plate Tectonics and Great Earthquakes is the story of a scientist witnessing a revolution and playing an essential role in making it.

Author : Peggy J. Parks
Publisher : Referencepoint Press
ISBN 13 : 9781601528940
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Importance of Plate Tectonic Theory written by Peggy J. Parks and published by Referencepoint Press. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the nature of science? The answer to that question can be found in the momentous theories and discoveries that have occupied scientists for generations. The Importance of Scientific Theory series helps students develop a broader and deeper understanding of the nature of science by examining richly detailed examples from history. Titles in this series examine how scientists arrived at core ideas such as atomic theory, germ theory, evolution theory, and more as well as what resulted from widespread acceptance of these theories. Each volume includes a visual chronology; sidebars that highlight and further explain key events and concepts; and, wherever possible, the words of the scientists themselves. Book jacket.

Author : Wolfgang Frisch
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030889998
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plate Tectonics written by Wolfgang Frisch and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-26 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook explains how mountains are formed and why there are old and young mountains. It provides a reconstruction of the Earths paleogeography and shows why the shapes of South America and Africa fit so well together. Furthermore, it explains why the Pacific is surrounded by a ring of volcanos and earthquake-prone areas while the edges of the Atlantic are relatively peaceful. This thoroughly revised textbook edition addresses all these questions and more through the presentation and explanation of the geodynamic processes upon which the theory of continental drift is based and which have led to the concept of plate tectonics. It is a source of information for students of geology, geophysics, geography, geosciences in general, general natural sciences, as well as professionals, and interested layman.

Author : Alfred Wegener
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486617084
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Origin of Continents and Oceans written by Alfred Wegener and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1966-01-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1915 Alfred Wegener's seminal work describing the continental drift was first published in German. Wegener explained various phenomena of historical geology, geomorphy, paleontology, paleoclimatology, and similar areas in terms of continental drift. This edition includes new data to support his theories, helping to refute the opponents of his controversial views. 64 illustrations.

Author : Steven Earle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781537068824
Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Physical Geology written by Steven Earle and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a discount Black and white version. Some images may be unclear, please see BCCampus website for the digital version.This book was born out of a 2014 meeting of earth science educators representing most of the universities and colleges in British Columbia, and nurtured by a widely shared frustration that many students are not thriving in courses because textbooks have become too expensive for them to buy. But the real inspiration comes from a fascination for the spectacular geology of western Canada and the many decades that the author spent exploring this region along with colleagues, students, family, and friends. My goal has been to provide an accessible and comprehensive guide to the important topics of geology, richly illustrated with examples from western Canada. Although this text is intended to complement a typical first-year course in physical geology, its contents could be applied to numerous other related courses.

Author : Neville Price
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0203165454
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Major Impacts and Plate Tectonics written by Neville Price and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2000-11-09 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neville Price presents a major breakthrough in our understanding of the subject of plate tectonics in this new book. In this ambitious look at the importance of impacts of objects from space on the earth, he challenges the fundamentals of the theory on which geoscience has rested for the past 25 years. In the latter half of the 20th century

Author : Kent C. Condie
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 9780750633864
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plate Tectonics and Crustal Evolution written by Kent C. Condie and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 1997 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive text has established itself over the past 20 years as the definitive work in its fields, presenting a thorough coverage of this key area of structural geology in a way which is ideally suited to advanced undergraduate and masters courses. The thorough coverage means that it is also useful to a wider readership as an up to date survey of plate tectonics. The fourth edition brings the text fully up to date, with coverage of the latest research in crustal evolution, supercontinents, mass extinctions. A new chapter covers the feedbacks of various Earth systems. In addition, a new appendix provides a valuable survey of current methodology.

Author : Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc
Publisher : Encyclopedia Britannica Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781593394004
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Volcanoes and Earthquakes written by Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc and published by Encyclopedia Britannica Incorporated. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volcanoes and Earthquakes, is one book in the Britannica Illustrated Science Library Series that is correlated to the science curriculum in grades 5-8. The Britannica Illustrated Science Library is a visually compelling set that covers earth science, life science, and physical science in 16 volumes. Created for ages 10 and up, each volume provides an overview on a subject and thoroughly explains it through detailed and powerful graphics-more than 1,000 per volume-that turn complex subjects into information that students can grasp. Each volume contains a glossary with full definitions for vocabulary help and an index.