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Book Synopsis Plate Tectonics and Great Earthquakes by : Lynn R. Sykes
Download or read book Plate Tectonics and Great Earthquakes written by Lynn R. Sykes and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The theory of plate tectonics transformed earth science. The hypothesis that the earth’s outermost layers consist of mostly rigid plates that move over an inner surface helped describe the growth of new seafloor, confirm continental drift, and explain why earthquakes and volcanoes occur in some places and not others. Lynn R. Sykes played a key role in the birth of plate tectonics, conducting revelatory research on earthquakes. In this book, he gives an invaluable insider’s perspective on the theory’s development and its implications. Sykes combines lucid explanation of how plate tectonics revolutionized geology with unparalleled personal reflections. He entered the field when it was on the cusp of radical discoveries. Studying the distribution and mechanisms of earthquakes, Sykes pioneered the identification of seismic gaps—regions that have not ruptured in great earthquakes for a long time—and methods to estimate the possibility of quake recurrence. He recounts the various phases of his career, including his antinuclear activism, and the stories of colleagues around the world who took part in changing the paradigm. Sykes delves into the controversies over earthquake prediction and their importance, especially in the wake of the giant 2011 Japanese earthquake and the accompanying Fukushima disaster. He highlights geology’s lessons for nuclear safety, explaining why historic earthquake patterns are crucial to understanding the risks to power plants. Plate Tectonics and Great Earthquakes is the story of a scientist witnessing a revolution and playing an essential role in making it.
Book Synopsis Plate Tectonics by : Fiona Young-Brown
Download or read book Plate Tectonics written by Fiona Young-Brown and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential volume explores the slow but mighty shifts that created the continents and that continue to shape modern landscapes. Readers will look at theories put forward through the ages to explain volcanoes and earthquakes, and they'll examine how geologists learned what we now understand about Earth's crust. In a world of constant movement, how do these ever-shifting plates affect our lives today? Photographs, diagrams, and sidebars help students understand the science that answers this and other questions.
Book Synopsis Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes by : Britannica Educational Publishing
Download or read book Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes written by Britannica Educational Publishing and published by Britannica Educational Publishing. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The devastation wrought by earthquakes and volcanoes often obscures the fact that these destructive forces are also some of the most creative on the planet birthing mountains and other land forms. With detailed diagrams outlining the structure of continental and oceanic crust and the distribution of major plate motion, this book introduces readers to the range of activity that can shape or decimate an entire region. Descriptions of famous earthquakes and volcanoes help contextualize the staggering power of the Earths motion.
Book Synopsis Plate Tectonics and Disasters by : Tom Greve
Download or read book Plate Tectonics and Disasters written by Tom Greve and published by Britannica Digital Learning. This book was released on 2014-05-30 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book goes into great detail about the different layers of the Earth and how the shifting tectonic plates can cause natural disasters, such as earthquakes and tsunamis. In-depth information and stunning photographs reinforce the informative text.
Download or read book Physical Geology written by Steven Earle and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a discount Black and white version. Some images may be unclear, please see BCCampus website for the digital version.This book was born out of a 2014 meeting of earth science educators representing most of the universities and colleges in British Columbia, and nurtured by a widely shared frustration that many students are not thriving in courses because textbooks have become too expensive for them to buy. But the real inspiration comes from a fascination for the spectacular geology of western Canada and the many decades that the author spent exploring this region along with colleagues, students, family, and friends. My goal has been to provide an accessible and comprehensive guide to the important topics of geology, richly illustrated with examples from western Canada. Although this text is intended to complement a typical first-year course in physical geology, its contents could be applied to numerous other related courses.
Book Synopsis Plate Tectonics and Earthquake Assessment by : Jack L. Walper
Download or read book Plate Tectonics and Earthquake Assessment written by Jack L. Walper and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Investigating Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes by : Britannica Educational Publishing
Download or read book Investigating Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes written by Britannica Educational Publishing and published by Britannica Educational Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of the planets most destructive forcesincluding earthquakes and volcanic activityare caused by the same factors that helped shape much of the Earth as it is today. Plate tectonics, or movement of the Earths outer layers, can occur in a number of different ways and produce a range of results, some minor and others far more considerable or devastating. Distinct maps, interesting sidebars, and annotated illustrations of the Earths layers are included in this volume, which details the motion of the planet and the nature and study of both earthquakes and volcanoes.
Book Synopsis The Incredible Plate Tectonics Comic by : Kanani K. M. Lee
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 44 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
Book Synopsis Earthquake Information Bulletin by :
Download or read book Earthquake Information Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift by : John Edwards
Download or read book Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift written by John Edwards and published by M. Evans. This book was released on 2010-04-30 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking at Landscapes is a detailed, informative and lively series exploring the patterns and processes that influence landscapes around the world and human responses to natural hazards.
Book Synopsis Global Tectonics and Earthquake Risk by : Cinna Lomnitz
Download or read book Global Tectonics and Earthquake Risk written by Cinna Lomnitz and published by Elsevier Science & Technology. This book was released on 1974 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Earthquakes written by Timothy M. Kusky and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explores the furious impact of nature and the massive devastation that is often the result of the relentless forces built up within the Earth"--P. [4] of cover.
Download or read book The Great Quake written by Henry Fountain and published by Crown Publishing Group (NY). This book was released on 2017 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On March 27, 1964, at 5-36 p.m., the biggest earthquake ever recorded in North America--and the second biggest ever in the world, measuring 9.2 on the Richter scale--struck Alaska, devastating coastal towns and villages and killing more than 130 people in what was then a relatively sparsely populated region. In a riveting tale about the almost unimaginable brute force of nature, New York Times science journalist Henry Fountain, in his first trade book, re-creates the lives of the villagers and townspeople living in Chenega, Anchorage, and Valdez; describes the sheer beauty of the geology of the region, with its towering peaks and 20-mile-long glaciers; and reveals the impact of the quake on the towns, the buildings, and the lives of the inhabitants. George Plafker, a geologist for the U.S. Geological Survey with years of experience scouring the Alaskan wilderness, is asked to investigate the Prince William Sound region in the aftermath of the quake, to better understand its origins. His work confirmed the then controversial theory of plate tectonics that explained how and why such deadly quakes occur, and how we can plan for the next one.
Book Synopsis This Dynamic Earth by : W. Jacquelyne Kious
Download or read book This Dynamic Earth written by W. Jacquelyne Kious and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the online edition of the publication "This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics" (ISBN 0-16-048220-8) by W. Jacquelyne Kious and Robert I. Tilling, published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Denver, Colorado. Posts contact information via mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail. Notes that a hard copy of the publication is available. Provides a table of contents and endnotes. Links to the USGS home page.
Book Synopsis Plate Tectonics by : Alvin Silverstein
Download or read book Plate Tectonics written by Alvin Silverstein and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses plate tectonics, the theory that the surface of the earth is always moving, and the connection of this phenomenon to earthquakes and volcanoes.
Book Synopsis Plate Tectonics by : Jason D. Nemeth
Download or read book Plate Tectonics written by Jason D. Nemeth and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2012-01-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides simple information about plate tectonics, including the movement of the plates, mountain formation, and earthquakes.
Download or read book Shocks and Rocks written by Jack Oliver and published by American Geophysical Union. This book was released on 1996-01-09 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Special Publications Series, Volume 6. During the decade of the 1960s, science of the solid earth underwent an astonishing and awesome upheaval. In just a few years, geoscientists constructed a new way of describing and understanding the dynamics of everchanging earth, past and present, and so found a route to explanation for how most, if not all, of the great features of the earth's surface that have harbored and plagued and enchanted humans throughout their existence came to be. Continents, ocean basins, mountain ranges, deep sea trenches, earthquakes, and volcanoes suddenly became explicable as consequences of earth movements that, on a global scale, have a remarkably simple and readily understandable pattern. The long-sought key to the ponderous and agonizingly slow movements of earth that, over millennia, have deftly shaped our surroundings was found during that decade, or so most scientists think today, more than a quarter of a century later.
