Plate tectonics
Subtitle: unraveling the mysteries of the earth
By: Jon Erickson ; foreword by Ernest H. Muller.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Series: The living earth
Publisher: Facts on File
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
Subjects: Plate tectonics.
Description: "Plate Tectonics is a primer on the scientific theory that provides a single guiding principle to the Earth's geologic history: that a number of mobile lithospheric plates are continuously changing and rearranging the face of the Earth." "Plate Tectonics includes an extensive index, a glossary of terms (many of which include pronunciation guides) to help readers better understand the vocabulary of geology, and a bibliography of current sources for further research."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-278) and index.