The tectonic plates are moving!
By: Roy Livermore
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 482
ISBN-13: 9780198717867
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Continental drift; Earth sciences; Popular works; Plate tectonics
Description: A witty, irreverent guide to the birth, development, and state-of-the-art of one of the most important theories in Earth Science. The book explains how modern plate tectonics accounts for phenomena such as great earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and how it controls conditions at the Earth's surface, including global geography and climate.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [447]-478) and index.
Table of contents: title: First Generation. Probably the best theory on Earth; title: The paving stone theory of world tectonics; title: Poles apart; title: Plate tectonics by jerks - Plate tectonics by creeps; title: Second Generation. Scum of the Earth; title: Continents and supercontinents; title: All at sea; title: Chilling out; title: Ups and downs; title: The final frontier.