Plate tectonics by Tomecek, Steve

Table of Contents: “…Reading the rocks -- Drifting continents -- Radioactivity heats things up -- Under the sea -- Getting the inside story -- Putting plate tectonic theory to the test.…”
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Canyons by Hanson, Erik A.

Subjects: “…Plate tectonics Juvenile literature.…”
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Earthquakes plate tectonics and earthquake hazards / by Kusky, Timothy M.

Subjects: “…Plate tectonics.…”
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Furnace of creation, cradle of destruction a journey to the birthplace of earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis / by Chester, R. (Roy), 1936-

Subjects: “…Plate tectonics.…”
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Mountains and valleys by Arden, Carolyn

Table of Contents: “…Mountains -- Plate tectonics -- When plates push together -- When plates pull apart -- When the earth cracks -- Weathering and erosion -- The power of ice -- Mapping the future.…”
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Processes that shape the earth by Thompson, David M. (David Mattoon), 1977-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to physical geology -- Overview of planet earth -- Plate tectonics -- Rocks -- Freshwater -- Historical geology -- Glaciers -- Wind -- The shoreline -- Humans.…”
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Geology today understanding our planet by Murck, Barbara Winifred 1954-

The handbook of geoscience by Spellman, Frank. R

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Basic math operations -- Force and motion -- Work, energy, and momentum -- Circular motion and gravity -- Thermal properties and states of matter -- The atmosphere -- Moisture in the atmosphere -- Atmosphere in motion -- Meteorology: the science of weather -- Climate change -- Earth's structure -- Minerals -- Igneous rocks & magna eruption -- Sedimentary rocks -- Metamorphism and deformation -- Weathering -- Wind erosion, mass wasting, and desertification -- Glaciation -- Earthquakes -- Plate tectonics -- Historical geology -- Earth's blood -- All about water -- Stream systems -- Lakes -- Oceans and their margins -- Soil: earth's skin and tissue -- Earth's life-forms and interrelationships -- Measuring Earth…”

An introduction to physical science by Shipman, James T., Wilson, Jerry D., Todd, Aaron W.

Table of Contents: “…Structural Geology and Plate Tectonics--22. Minerals, Rocks, and Volcanoes--23. …”

Exploring geology

Table of Contents: “…Investigating Geologic Questions -- Ch.3. Plate Tectonics -- Ch.4. Earth Materials -- Ch.5. Sedimentary Environments and Rocks -- Ch.6. …”

Essentials of oceanography by Garrison, Tom 1942-

Table of Contents: “…-- Each of Earth's Inner Layers Has Unique Characteristics -- Radioactive Elements Generate Heat Inside Earth -- Continents Rise above the Ocean Because of Isostatic Equilibrium -- 3.3.Wegener's Idea Is Transformed -- 3.4.The Breakthrough: From Seafloor Spreading to Plate Tectonics -- Plates Interact at Plate Boundaries -- Insight from a National Geographic Explorer 3.1 -- Ocean Basins Form at Divergent Plate Boundaries -- Island Arcs Form, Continents Collide, and Crust Recycles at Convergent Plate Boundaries -- Crust Fractures and Slides at Transform Plate Boundaries -- 3.5.Confirmation of Plate Tectonics -- A History of Plate Movement Has Been Captured in Residual Magnetic Fields -- Plate Movement above Mantle Plumes and Hot Spots Provides Evidence of Plate Tectonics -- Sediment Age and Distribution, Oceanic Ridges, and Terranes Are Explained by Plate Tectonics -- 3.6.Scientists Still Have Much to Learn about the Tectonic Process -- Questions from Students -- Terms and Concepts to Remember -- Study Questions -- Global Environment Watch -- Chapter in Perspective -- 4.Ocean Basins -- 4.1.The Ocean Floor Is Mapped by Bathymetry -- Echo Sounders Bounce Sound off the Seabed -- Multibeam Systems Combine Many Echo Sounders -- Satellites Can Be Used to Map Seabed Contours -- Robots Descend to Observe the Details -- Insight from a National Geographic Explorer 4.1 -- 4.2.Ocean-Floor Topography Varies with Location -- 4.3.Continental Margins May Be Active or Passive -- Continental Shelves Are Seaward Extensions of the Continents -- Continental Slopes Connect Continental Shelves to the Deep-Ocean Floor -- Spotlight Figure 4.8 Major Features of Ocean Basins -- Submarine Canyons Form at the Junction between Continental Shelf and Continental Slope -- Continental Rises Form As Sediments Accumulate at the Base of the Continental Slope -- 4.4.The Topology of Deep-Ocean Basins Differs from That of the Continental Margin -- Oceanic Ridges Circle the World -- Hydrothermal Vents Are Hot Springs on Active Oceanic Ridges -- Abyssal Plains and Abyssal Hills Cover Most of Earth's Surface -- Volcanic Seamounts and Guyots Project above the Seabed -- Trenches and Island Arcs Form in Subduction Zones -- 4.5.The Grand Tour -- Questions from Students -- Terms and Concepts to Remember -- Chapter in Perspective -- Study Questions -- Global Environment Watch -- 5.Ocean Sediments -- 5.1.Sediments Vary Greatly in Appearance -- 5.2.Sediments May Be Classified by Particle Size -- 5.3.Sediments Are Classified by Source -- Terrigenous Sediments Come from Land -- Biogenous Sediments Form from the Remains of Marine Organisms -- Hydrogenous Sediments Form Directly from Seawater -- Cosmogenous Sediments Come from Space -- Marine Sediments Are Usually Combinations of Terrigenous and Biogenous Deposits -- 5.4.Neritic Sediments Overlie Continental Margins -- 5.5.Pelagic Sediments Vary in Composition and Thickness -- Turbidites Are Deposited on the Seabed by Turbidity Currents -- Clays Are the Finest and Most Easily Transported Terrigenous Sediments -- Oozes Form from the Rigid Remains of Living Creatures -- Hydrogenous Materials Precipitate out of Seawater Itself -- Researchers Have Mapped the Distribution of Deep-Ocean Sediments -- 5.6.Scientists Use Specialized Tools to Study Ocean Sediments -- 5.7.Sediments Are Historical Records of Ocean Processes -- A Closer Look 5.1 Could Sediment Cores Tell Us Something about Earth's History, and Thus Offer Insight into Future Change? …”

How science works by Harvey, Derek, Jackson, Tom 1972-, Smith, Ginny, Sturgeon, Alison, Woodward, John 1954-

Table of Contents: “…-- Spaceflight -- Living in space -- Traveling to other worlds -- Earth -- Inside Earth -- Plate tectonics -- Earthquakes -- Volcanoes -- The rock cycle -- Oceans -- Earth's atmosphere -- How weather works -- Extreme weather -- Climate and the seasons -- The water cycle -- The greenhouse effect -- Climate change…”