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Plate Tectonics

    Stress and Strain in Geologic Materials
    Lithosphere and Asthenosphere
    Locating Plate Boundaries
Plate Movements-Accumulating Evidence
    The Topography of the Sea Floor
    Magnetism in Rocks-General
    Paleomagnetism and Seafloor Spreading
    Age of the Ocean Floor
    Polar-Wander Curves
    Other Evidence
Types of Plate Boundaries
    Divergent Plate Boundaries
    Transform Boundaries
    Convergent Plate Boundaries
LIVING GEOLOGY 3: Subduction Zones-Disposal Zones?

How Far, How Fast, How Long, How Come?
    Past Motions, Present Velocities
    Why Do Plates Move?
    History of Plate Tectonics
Plate Tectonics and the Rock Cycle







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