Plate tectonics :
Erickson, Jon, 1948-
Plate tectonics : unraveling the mysteries of the earth / - Rev. ed. - New York : Facts on File, 2001. - xiv, 289 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. - The living earth . - Erickson, Jon, 1948- Living earth. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-278) and index.
Continental drift: discovery of plate tectonics -- Historical tectonics: an overview of earth history -- Convection currents: the driving force -- Crustal plates: the lithosphere in motion -- Seafloor spreading: the midocean ridges -- Subduction zones: the deep-sea trenches -- Mountain building: crustal uplift and erosion -- The rock cycle: the balance of nature -- Tectonics and life making: making a living planet -- Tectonics in space: exploring the solar system.
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Plate tectonics.
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Plate tectonics : unraveling the mysteries of the earth / - Rev. ed. - New York : Facts on File, 2001. - xiv, 289 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. - The living earth . - Erickson, Jon, 1948- Living earth. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-278) and index.
Continental drift: discovery of plate tectonics -- Historical tectonics: an overview of earth history -- Convection currents: the driving force -- Crustal plates: the lithosphere in motion -- Seafloor spreading: the midocean ridges -- Subduction zones: the deep-sea trenches -- Mountain building: crustal uplift and erosion -- The rock cycle: the balance of nature -- Tectonics and life making: making a living planet -- Tectonics in space: exploring the solar system.
0816043272 9780816043279 0816045895 (pbk.) 9780816045891 (pbk.)
00049039
Plate tectonics.
QE511.4 / .E75 2001
551.1/36