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Plate tectonics. Types of plate boundaries. Sources of plate motion. ... Tectonics (from the Greek word tekton, meaning "builder") is a field of study ...
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Plate tectonics describes the large scale motions of Earth's lithosphere. The theory builds on the older concepts of continental drift, developed during the first decades of the 20th century by Alfred Wegener, and seafloor...
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Plate tectonics: The main features are: ... Plate tectonics is a relatively new theory ... Plate Tectonics, TSAW Project Good source for general information. ...
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Textual and graphical information, including an archive of articles and research papers.
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A hands-on exercise about plate tectonics and earthquakes from PBS. Requires Shockwave plug-in ... Go directly to Plate Tectonics activity ...
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The word tectonics comes from the Greek root "to build. ... The theory of plate tectonics states that the Earth's outermost layer is ... tectonics. ...
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USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes ... Plate tectonics tells us that the Earth's rigid outer ...
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Plates movements. The theories that scientists have used to explain these movements. ... For more information on plate tectonics, read ...
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Plate Tectonics: An Introduction QuickTime Video. Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker Flash Interactive. Plate Tectonics: The Scientist Behind the Theory QuickTime Video ...
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... clear information about Plate Tectonics: Convergent Boundaries, Divergent Boundaries, Transform ... The theory of plate tectonics has done for geology what ...
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