LibGuides: Science: Plate Tectonics

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How the earth was made
Looks at the world's most active volcano in Hawaii and how studying it can help understand the formation of the earth.

Duration: 45min
System requirements: HMTL5

Some books in the Library

Earthquakes by Mark Maslin
Call Number: 551.22 MAS

ISBN: 9780750224727

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Earthquakes & Volcanoes by John Stidworthy
Call Number: 551.2 STI

ISBN: 9781850283812
Sweeping Tsunamis by Louise Spilsbury
Call Number: 551.4637 SPI

ISBN: 9780431178325
Plate tectonics and continental drift by John Edwards
Call Number: 551.1 EDW

ISBN: 9780237527433
Savage Earth by Alwyn Scarth
Call Number: 551.1 SCA

ISBN: 9780002201353

Publication Date: 2001-09-01

This reference book puts earthquakes and volcanic activity into context by explaining the complexities of plate tectonics and continental drift using both text and helpful diagrams. Subsequent sections of the book go into more detail looking first at earthquakes, and then at volcanoes, using a mixture of historical and contemporary accounts of major incidents in order to illustrate the often devastating effects.

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Plate Tectonics

PANGAEA

Plate Tectonics, Tectonics Plates Information, Facts, News, Photos, National Geographic

Pangaea and Plate Tectonics (Links to many sites that cover Pagaea breakup, continental divide, plates, earth quakes, volcanoes) (Also contains, quizzes, games, and animations)

Earth Floor : Plate Tectonics (Plate Tectonics, convergent boundaries, Divergent boundaries, Transform boundaries)

CONVERGING BOUNDARIES