Investigating Plate Tectonics

by Greg Young

Book Overview

In this adventurous title, readers learn all about plate tectonics A brief history of Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift introduces readers to the development of plate tectonics and how it helped form the Earth we know today. Through colorful images, helpful charts and graphs, and easy-to-read text, readers will discover such fascinating topics as magnetic pole reversal, divergent and convergent plate boundaries, the ocean-continental division,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743905598
• ISBN13: 9780743905596
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 9