Title:
Plate tectonics : a very short introduction / Peter Molnar.
Author:
Molnar, Peter Hale, author.
Publication Information:
Oxford, U.K. ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Call Number:
QE511.4 .M65 2015
Abstract:
Plate tectonics caused a revolution in our understanding of the Earth. It has aided our understanding of why earthquakes and volcanoes are found in distinct locations, how oceans form and disappear, and how mountain ranges were built. In this volume, Peter Molnar explores the history and significance of plate tectonics.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780198728269
Series:
Very short introductions ; 425
Very short introductions ; 425.
Physical Description:
xvii, 136 p. : ill., maps ; 18 cm.
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Contents:
1. The basic idea -- 2. Seafloor spreading and magnetic anomalies -- 3. Fracture zones and transform faults -- 4. Subduction of oceanic lithosphere -- 5. Rigid plates of lithosphere -- 6. Tectonics of continents -- 7. From whence to whither?
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