Author : W. Jacquelyne Kious
Release : 1996
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis This Dynamic Earth by : W. Jacquelyne Kious
Download or read book This Dynamic Earth written by W. Jacquelyne Kious. This book was released on 1996. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1960s, the emergence of the theory of plate tectonics started a revolution in the earth sciences. Since then, scientists have verified and refined this theory, and now have a much better understanding of how our planet has been shaped by plate-tectonic processes. We now know that, directly or indirectly, plate tectonics influences nearly all geologic processes, past and present. Indeed, the notion that the entire Earth's surface is continually shifting has profoundly changed the way we view our world.