Plate tectonics

• Main Author: Tomecek, Steve.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Chelsea House, c2009.
• Series: Science foundations (Chelsea House (Firm))
• Subjects: Plate tectonics > Popular works.; Geology > Juvenile literature.; Continental drift > Juvenile literature.; JUVENILE NONFICTION > Earth Sciences > General. > Science & Nature; Electronic books.
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Examines the evolution of plate tectonic theory from its beginnings as a wild idea of drifting continents to its acceptance as the main concept that drives geology today.

Table of Contents:

• Reading the rocks
• Drifting continents
• Radioactivity heats things up
• Under the sea
• Getting the inside story
• Putting plate tectonic theory to the test.