Plate tectonics
By: by Charlotte Luongo.
Series: Big ideas in science
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780761443971
Subjects: Plate tectonics -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Description: "Provides comprehensive information on the theory of plate tectonics and how it affects our lives today"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The way the world was; title: Alfred wegener : a scientific revolutionary; title: Putting the puzzle together; title: The very dangerous theory; title: The Mid-Atlantic Ridge; title: Harry hess and seafloor spreading; title: The planet in pieces; title: Plates on the move; title: A glimpse into the future; title: Unanswered questions about plate tectonics.