Exploring the Earth's Crust

Exploring the Earth's Crust
Author: C. Prodehl
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Total Pages: 784
Release: 2012
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0813712084

"This volume contains a comprehensive, worldwide history of seismological studies of the Earth's crust using controlled sources from 1850 to 2005. Essentially all major seismic projects on land and the most important oceanic projects are covered. The time period 1850 to 1939 is presented as a general synthesis, and from 1940 onward the history and results are presented in separate chapters for each decade, with the material organized by geographical region. Each chapter highlights the major advances achieved during that decade in terms of data acquisition, processing technology, and interpretation methods. For all major seismic projects, the authors provide specific details on field observations, interpreted crustal cross sections, and key references. They conclude with global and continental-scale maps of all field measurements and interpreted Moho contours. An accompanying DVD contains important out-of-print publications and an extensive collection of controlled-source data, location maps, and crustal cross sections."--Publisher's description.

Uncovering Earth's Crust

Uncovering Earth's Crust
Author: Conrad J. Storad
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2017-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1541506596

The outside layer of our planet is an active place. Earth's crust is always growing and changing. But do you know how Earth's crust forms? And what happens when its plates shift suddenly? Find out more about the moves that make mountains and ocean ridges in this interesting book!

Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics
Author: Darlene R. Stille
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2006-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780756519575

Learn about the forces shaping the world's crust.

Looking Inside Earth

Looking Inside Earth
Author: Martha London
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: JUVENILE NONFICTION
ISBN: 9781503835184

Explore Earth's layers from the crust down to the inner core. Learn about tectonic plates, convection currents, Earth's magnetic field, and more. Additional features include a diagram labeling each of the layers, Fast Facts, a phonetic glossary, an index, an introduction to the author, and further sources for learning.

Rock Formations and Unusual Geologic Structures

Rock Formations and Unusual Geologic Structures
Author: Jon Erickson
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1438109709

Examines geologic rocks and rocks structures, such as natural bridges, stone pillars, mountains and volcanoes, and their origins.

Earth's Changing Crust

Earth's Changing Crust
Author: Rebecca Harman
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781403470638

Explains the geological processes which have changed and which will continue to change the landscape of our planet.

Layers of the Earth

Layers of the Earth
Author: Krista West
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2009
Genre: Earth
ISBN: 0791097064

Explores how scientists study the inner workings of the earth using such tools as global positioning, seismology, and computer modeling.

Earth as an Evolving Planetary System

Earth as an Evolving Planetary System
Author: Kent C. Condie
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 593
Release: 2011-08-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0123852285

Earth as an Evolving Planetary System, Second Edition, explores key topics and questions relating to the evolution of the Earth's crust and mantle over the last four billion years. This updated edition features exciting new information on Earth and planetary evolution and examines how all subsystems in our planet—crust, mantle, core, atmosphere, oceans and life—have worked together and changed over time. It synthesizes data from the fields of oceanography, geophysics, planetology, and geochemistry to address Earth's evolution. This volume consists of 10 chapters, including two new ones that deal with the Supercontinent Cycle and on Great Events in Earth history. There are also new and updated sections on Earth's thermal history, planetary volcanism, planetary crusts, the onset of plate tectonics, changing composition of the oceans and atmosphere, and paleoclimatic regimes. In addition, the book now includes new tomographic data tracking plume tails into the deep mantle. This book is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, with a basic knowledge of geology, biology, chemistry, and physics. It also may serve as a reference tool for structural geologists and professionals in related disciplines who want to look at the Earth in a broader perspective. - Kent Condie's corresponding interactive CD, Plate Tectonics and How the Earth Works, can be purchased from Tasa Graphic Arts here: http://www.tasagraphicarts.com/progptearth.html - Two new chapters on the Supercontinent Cycle and on Great Events in Earth history - New and updated sections on Earth's thermal history, planetary volcanism, planetary crusts, the onset of plate tectonics, changing composition of the oceans and atmosphere, and paleoclimatic regimes - Also new in this Second Edition: the lower mantle and the role of the post-perovskite transition, the role of water in the mantle, new tomographic data tracking plume tails into the deep mantle, Euxinia in Proterozoic oceans, The Hadean, A crustal age gap at 2.4-2.2 Ga, and continental growth