What Is the Theory of Plate Tectonics?

by Craig Saunders

Overview

Shaping Modern Science explores some of the greatest scientific discoveries of our time and the people and events behind them. Fascinating stories reveal the difficulties scientists faced as they challenged existing beliefs and worked to advance scientific understanding.

In 1912, German meteorologist Alfred Wegener published his groundbreaking theory of continental displacement. His theory proposed that the continents were once a single land mass but had slowly moved apart over millions of years. What Is the Theory of Plate Tectonics? describes how Wegener's theory challenged prevailing views of the time. Years after his death, his theory was embraced by scientists and became the basis for modern earth science.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780778772095
Publisher:	Crabtree Publishing Company
Publication date:	11/10/2010
Series:	Shaping Modern Science , #6
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	920L (what's this?)
Age Range:	10 - 13 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction: What Is the Theory of Plate Tectonics? 4

Chapter 1 A Flat Earth? 8

Chapter 2 In the Beginning 16

Chapter 3 From the Crust to the Core 24

Chapter 4 On the Move 32

Chapter 5 Making Mountains 40

Chapter 6 Explosive Earth 46

Chapter 7 The Cutting Edge 52

Timeline 58

Glossary 60

For More Information 62

Index 64