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Plate Tectonics: A Very Short Introduction

Author : Peter Molnar
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191043958
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Plate Tectonics: A Very Short Introduction written by Peter Molnar and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2015-03-26 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1960s revealed a new and revolutionary idea in geological thought: that the continents drift with respect to one another. After having been dismissed for decades as absurd, the concept gradually became part of geology's basic principles. We now know that the Earth's crust and upper mantle consist of a small number of rigid plates that move, and there are significant boundaries between pairs of plates, usually known as earthquake belts. Plate tectonics now explains much of the structure and phenomena we see today: how oceans form, widen, and disappear; why earthquakes and volcanoes are found in distinct zones which follow plate boundaries; how the great mountain ranges of the world were built. The impact of plate tectonics is studied closely as these processes continue: the Himalaya continues to grow, the Atlantic is widening, and new oceans are forming. In this Very Short Introduction Peter Molnar provides a succinct and authoritative account of the nature and mechanisms of plate tectonics and its impact on our understanding of Earth. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

The Earth: A Very Short Introduction

Author : Martin Redfern
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 019157774X
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book The Earth: A Very Short Introduction written by Martin Redfern and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2003-06-26 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For generations, the ground beneath the feet of our ancestors seemed solid and unchanging. Around 30 years ago, two things happened that were to revolutionize the understanding of our home planet. First, geologists realized that the continents themselves were drifting across the surface of the globe and that oceans were being created and destroyed. Secondly, pictures of the entire planet were returned from space. As the astronomer Fred Hoyle had predicted, this 'let loose an idea as powerful as any in history'. Suddenly, the Earth began to be viewed as a single entity; a dynamic, interacting whole, controlled by complex processes we scarcely understood. It began to seem less solid. As one astronaut put it, 'a blue jewel on black velvet; small, fragile and touchingly alone'. Geologists at last were able to see the whole as well as the detail; the wood as well as the trees. This book brings their account up to date with the latest understanding of the processes that govern our planet. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Plate Tectonics: A Very Short Introduction

Author : Peter Molnar
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198728263
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Plate Tectonics: A Very Short Introduction written by Peter Molnar and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La 4e de couv. indique : "The concept of plate tectonics is relatively new - it was only in the 1960s that the idea that continents drifted with respect to one another came to be accepted. Plate tectonics now forms one of geology's basic principles and explains much of the large-scale structure and phenomena we see on Earth today. In this Very Short Introduction Peter Molnar explores the impact that plate tectonics has had on our understanding of Earth : how the ocean floor forms, widens, and disappears ; why earthquakes and volcanoes are found in distinct zones ; and how the great mountain ranges of the world were built. As the Himalaya continues to grow, the Atlantic widens, and new ocean floor is forming, the mechanisms of plate tectonics continue to alter the surface of our planet."

Plate Tectonics

Author : Naomi Oreskes
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429977913
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Plate Tectonics written by Naomi Oreskes and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview of the history of plate tectonics, including in-context definitions of the key terms. It explains how the forerunners of the theory and how scientists working at the key academic institutions competed and collaborated until the theory coalesced.

Plate Tectonics

Author : Wolfgang Frisch
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030889998
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Plate Tectonics written by Wolfgang Frisch and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-26 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook explains how mountains are formed and why there are old and young mountains. It provides a reconstruction of the Earths paleogeography and shows why the shapes of South America and Africa fit so well together. Furthermore, it explains why the Pacific is surrounded by a ring of volcanos and earthquake-prone areas while the edges of the Atlantic are relatively peaceful. This thoroughly revised textbook edition addresses all these questions and more through the presentation and explanation of the geodynamic processes upon which the theory of continental drift is based and which have led to the concept of plate tectonics. It is a source of information for students of geology, geophysics, geography, geosciences in general, general natural sciences, as well as professionals, and interested layman.

Geophysics

Author : William Lowrie
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198792956
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Geophysics written by William Lowrie and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. What is geophysics? -- 2. Planet Earth -- 3. Seismology and the Earth's internal structure -- 4. Siesmicity--the restless Earth -- 5. Gravity and the figure of the Earth -- 6. The Earth's heat -- 7. The Earth's magnetic field -- 8. Afterthoughts

The Tectonic Plates are Moving!

Author : Roy Livermore
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191027685
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Tectonic Plates are Moving! written by Roy Livermore and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-08 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plate tectonics is a revolutionary theory on a par with modern genetics. Yet, apart from the frequent use of clichés such as 'tectonic shift' by economists, journalists, and politicians, the science itself is rarely mentioned and poorly understood. This book explains modern plate tectonics in a non-technical manner, showing not only how it accounts for phenomena such as great earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions, but also how it controls conditions at the Earth's surface, including global geography and climate. The book presents the advances that have been made since the establishment of plate tectonics in the 1960s, highlighting, on the 50th anniversary of the theory, the contributions of a small number of scientists who have never been widely recognized for their discoveries. Beginning with the publication of a short article in Nature by Vine and Matthews, the book traces the development of plate tectonics through two generations of the theory. First generation plate tectonics covers the exciting scientific revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, its heroes and its villains. The second generation includes the rapid expansions in sonar, satellite, and seismic technologies during the 1980s and 1990s that provided a truly global view of the plates and their motions, and an appreciation of the role of the plates within the Earth 'system'. The final chapter bring us to the cutting edge of the science, and the latest results from studies using technologies such as seismic tomography and high-pressure mineral physics to probe the deep interior. Ultimately, the book leads to the startling conclusion that, without plate tectonics, the Earth would be as lifeless as Venus.

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ISBN 13 : 0198804458
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Landscapes and Geomorphology: A Very Short Introduction

Author : Andrew Goudie
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199565570
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)

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Book Synopsis Landscapes and Geomorphology: A Very Short Introduction by : Andrew Goudie

Download or read book Landscapes and Geomorphology: A Very Short Introduction written by Andrew Goudie and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-08-26 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining what landscape is, and how we use a range of ideas and techniques to study it, Andrew Goudie and Heather Viles demonstrate how geomorphologists have built on classic methods pioneered by some great 19th century scientists to examine our Earth.

Plate Tectonics

Author : Allan Cox
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444314211
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Plate Tectonics written by Allan Cox and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-07-08 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Palaeomagnetism, plates, hot spots, trenches and ridges are the subject of this unusual book. Plate Tectonics is a book of exercises and background information that introduces and demonstrates the basics of the subject. In a lively and lucid manner, it brings together a great deal of material in spherical trigonometry that is necessary to understand plate tectonics and the research literature written about it. It is intended for use in first year graduate courses in geophysics and tectonics, and provides a guide to the quantitative understanding of plate tectonics.

Earth System Science: A Very Short Introduction

Author : Tim Lenton
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191028959
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Earth System Science: A Very Short Introduction written by Tim Lenton and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When humanity first glimpsed planet Earth from space, the unity of the system that supports humankind entered the popular consciousness. The concept of the Earth's atmosphere, biosphere, oceans, soil, and rocks operating as a closely interacting system has rapidly gained ground in science. This new field, involving geographers, geologists, biologists, oceanographers, and atmospheric physicists, is known as Earth System Science. In this Very Short Introduction, Tim Lenton considers how a world in which humans could evolve was created; how, as a species, we are now reshaping that world; and what a sustainable future for humanity within the Earth System might look like. Drawing on elements of geology, biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics, Lenton asks whether Earth System Science can help guide us onto a sustainable course before we alter the Earth system to the point where we destroy ourselves and our current civilisation. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Fossils: A Very Short Introduction

Author : Keith Thomson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0192805045
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (928 download)

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Download or read book Fossils: A Very Short Introduction written by Keith Thomson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005-10-13 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fossils have been vital to our understanding of the formation of the Earth and the origins of life on it. Keith Thomson presents an explanation of fossils as a phenomenon, highlighting their impact on mythology, philosophy and popular culture.

Global Catastrophes

Author : Bill McGuire
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198715935
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Global Catastrophes written by Bill McGuire and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this Very Short Introduction Bill McGuire explores the potential catastrophes facing our planet. Assessing both the probability of these events happening in the future, and our chances of survival, this new edition brings our understanding of global disasters and risk research up to date, by using recent case studies from around the world.

The Ice Age

Author : Jamie Woodward
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199580693
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book The Ice Age written by Jamie Woodward and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In an era of warming climate, the study of the ice age past is now more important than ever. This book examines the wonders of the Quaternary ice age - to show how ice age landscapes and ecosystems were repeatedly and rapidly transformed as plants, animals, and humans reorganized their worlds." --Publisher.

Minerals

Author : David J. Vaughan
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199682844
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Book Synopsis Minerals by : David J. Vaughan

Download or read book Minerals written by David J. Vaughan and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Earth contains a vast array of minerals, many with highly complex arrangements of atoms of several elements. David Vaughan explores the structure of minerals, the conditions under which they form and transform, their properties, and their interaction with microbes, as well as their importance in human health.

Plate Tectonics: A Ladybird Expert Book

Author : Iain Stewart
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 140593073X
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Plate Tectonics: A Ladybird Expert Book written by Iain Stewart and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do plate tectonics work? Learn from the experts in the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES Discover in this accessible and authoritative introduction the fundamental theory of how our dynamic planet works. You'll learn about the make up of the Earth in the past and the present, from monsoon-like currents in our planet's radioactive interior to magnetic force lines and what the planet would look like without water. You will learn about: - Our planet as an active living system - The planetary force field - Fault lines that cross continents - How plates tectonics protects life on Earth - And much more . . . Written by the celebrated geologist, academic and popular science presenter Iain Stewart, Plate Tectonics explores the Earth as a planetary machine and investigates the people and ideas that changed the way we look at the world. Learn about other topics in the Ladybird Experts series including Gravity, Quantum Physics, Climate Change and Evolution. Written by the leading lights and most outstanding communicators in their fields, the Ladybird Expert books provide clear, accessible and authoritative introductions to subjects drawn from science, history and culture. For an adult readership, the Ladybird Expert series is produced in the same iconic small hardback format pioneered by the original Ladybirds. Each beautifully illustrated book features the first new illustrations produced in the original Ladybird style for nearly forty years.

The Incredible Plate Tectonics Comic

Author : Kanani K. M. Lee
Publisher : No Starch Press
ISBN 13 : 1593276338
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book The Incredible Plate Tectonics Comic written by Kanani K. M. Lee and published by No Starch Press. This book was released on 2014-09-14 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Incredible Plate Tectonics Comic is a wild adventure in earth science. Follow Geo and his robot dog, Rocky, as they travel back in time to Pangea, surf a tsunami, and escape an erupting volcano—all in time for Geo’s first-period science test! The journey starts 200 million years ago and takes you to modern-day Hawai’i, the ocean floor, and deep inside the Earth. You’ll learn: –How scientists developed the theory of plate tectonics –Why the Earth shakes –What’s in the center of the Earth –How volcanoes can form islands The Incredible Plate Tectonics Comic will teach you about geology in a fun, lively, and visual way. Ages 8+. Recommended for grade 6 and up