Recearch: Plates Tectonics and the structure of the earth

Contents:

Chapter (1) : Revolution of geology with plate tectonics 4
1) Tectonics 5
2) History of the theory 5
- Continental drift : a case history of the scientific of method at work 6
- Polar wandering 9
- Sea floor spreading 9
- Magnetic field reversal 9
3) Revolution of geology 10
4) Movement of Plates 12
5) Plate boundaries 13
- Divergent boundaries 14
- Convergent boundaries 16
- Transformer boundaries 19
- Triple junction 21
6) Cause of motion 22
7) Current plat movement 23

Chapter ( 2) The role of plate tectonic in external structure of the earth 23
1) Plate tectonic and the rock cycle /25
- Igneous activity and plate tectonics 26
- Sedimentation and plate tectonics 28
- Plate tectonics and metamorphism 29
2) Earthquake and plate tectonics 30
3) Himalayan landslide and plate tectonics 32
4) Plate tectonics and global weathering rates 34

Chapter (3) Examples of affects of plates movement 36
1) Tsunamis 38
2) Mount St Helens 40
3) African rift valley 41
4) Himalaya mountains 42
5) Alps 44

Chapter (4) Geological Engineering 46
Earthquakes 48
Volcanoes 50

References 52

Contents 53

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