Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes PDF

Johannes B. Rafferty schreibt über Erdoperationen und die Umwelt. Derzeit ist er als Redakteur für Erd- und Biowissenschaften tätig und befasst sich mit Klimatologie, Geologie, Zoologie und anderen Themen im Zusammenhang mit der natürlichen Welt. Bevor er 2006 zu Encyclopaedia Britannica kam, hatte er Lehraufträge an der Lewis University, der Roosevelt University und der University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign inne.

Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes pdf von John P Rafferty

The devastation wrought by earthquakes and volcanoes often obscures the fact that these destructive forces are also some of the most creative on the planetindeed, the existence of mountains and continents would scarcely be possible if natural forces were to come to a complete standstill. With detailed diagrams outlining the structure of continental and oceanic crust and the distribution of major plate motion, this book introduces readers to the range of activity that can shape or decimate an entire region. Descriptions of famous earthquakes and volcanoes help contextualize the staggering power of the Earths motion.