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ERIC Number: EJ361588
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Plate Tectonics: A Framework for Understanding Our Living Planet.
Achache, Jose
Impact of Science on Society, v37 n1 p5-19 1987
Discusses some of the events leading to the development of the theory of plate tectonics. Describes how seismic, volcanic, and tectonic features observed at the surface of the planet are now seen as a consequence of intense internal activity, and makes suggestions about their further investigation. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Geology, Global Approach, Higher Education, Models, Natural Resources, Oceanography, Plate Tectonics, Science Education, Science History, Seismology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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