Plate tectonics
By: Alvin Silverstein, Virginia Silverstein & Laura Silverstein Nunn
Contributors: Silverstein, Virginia B.; Nunn, Laura Silverstein
Edition: Rev. ed.
Series: Science concepts. Second series
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9780761339366
Description: Discusses plate tectonics, the theory that the surface of the earth is always moving, and the connection of this phenomenon to earthquakes and volcanoes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 113 -115) and index.
Table of contents: title: Our planet Earth; title: Discovering plate tectonics; title: The plate tectonic theory; title: Plate tectonics in action; title: Volcanoes : The fire within; title: Earthquakes : On shaky ground; title: Plate tectonics and the future.