Author: Zahid Ameer
Publisher: Zahid Ameer
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Discover the groundbreaking connection between geology and biology in Did Plate Tectonics Give Rise to Life? Unraveling Earth's Deepest Mystery. This comprehensive exploration delves into the role of Earth's tectonic activity in shaping the planet’s early conditions, fostering life in hydrothermal vents, and influencing the global climate. Learn how plate tectonics formed continents, stabilized Earth's atmosphere and contributed to mass extinctions that paved the way for evolution. Ideal for geology, evolutionary biology, and Earth sciences enthusiasts, this book uncovers the intricate link between Earth's dynamic crust and the emergence of life. Explore key topics such as supercontinents, volcanic activity, the carbon cycle, and the search for extraterrestrial life on tectonically active planets. Whether you're curious about Earth’s geological past or the origins of life, this book offers fresh insights into one of science's greatest mysteries.
Did Plate Tectonics Give Rise to Life? Unraveling Earth's Deepest Mystery
Author: Zahid Ameer
Publisher: Zahid Ameer
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Discover the groundbreaking connection between geology and biology in Did Plate Tectonics Give Rise to Life? Unraveling Earth's Deepest Mystery. This comprehensive exploration delves into the role of Earth's tectonic activity in shaping the planet’s early conditions, fostering life in hydrothermal vents, and influencing the global climate. Learn how plate tectonics formed continents, stabilized Earth's atmosphere and contributed to mass extinctions that paved the way for evolution. Ideal for geology, evolutionary biology, and Earth sciences enthusiasts, this book uncovers the intricate link between Earth's dynamic crust and the emergence of life. Explore key topics such as supercontinents, volcanic activity, the carbon cycle, and the search for extraterrestrial life on tectonically active planets. Whether you're curious about Earth’s geological past or the origins of life, this book offers fresh insights into one of science's greatest mysteries.
Publisher: Zahid Ameer
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Discover the groundbreaking connection between geology and biology in Did Plate Tectonics Give Rise to Life? Unraveling Earth's Deepest Mystery. This comprehensive exploration delves into the role of Earth's tectonic activity in shaping the planet’s early conditions, fostering life in hydrothermal vents, and influencing the global climate. Learn how plate tectonics formed continents, stabilized Earth's atmosphere and contributed to mass extinctions that paved the way for evolution. Ideal for geology, evolutionary biology, and Earth sciences enthusiasts, this book uncovers the intricate link between Earth's dynamic crust and the emergence of life. Explore key topics such as supercontinents, volcanic activity, the carbon cycle, and the search for extraterrestrial life on tectonically active planets. Whether you're curious about Earth’s geological past or the origins of life, this book offers fresh insights into one of science's greatest mysteries.
Why do scientists drill the ground beneath our feet?
Author: Renato Somma
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2832552102
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Drilling a hole into the crust of our planet can help scientists unravel some of the many secrets that otherwise would remain hidden in its interior. Burning questions related to global climate change, evolution of ecosystems and species, including our own, the dangers posed by volcanoes and seismically active zones, and the sustainable extraction of heat and raw materials, demands answers that scientists can provide only using insights from scientific drilling. For most people, drilling into the Earth means laying the foundation for extracting natural resources from under our feet. Recent discussions about new drilling-related technologies such as exploitation of unconventional gas resources, carbon capture and storage and geothermal energy brought deep drilling into the focus of public’s attention. With this collection we want to point out that drilling also serves other scientific goals, of high social relevance to face global environmental, climate and economic crises. With this volume we celebrate the 25+ anniversary of the community under the leadership of the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program ICDP.
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2832552102
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Drilling a hole into the crust of our planet can help scientists unravel some of the many secrets that otherwise would remain hidden in its interior. Burning questions related to global climate change, evolution of ecosystems and species, including our own, the dangers posed by volcanoes and seismically active zones, and the sustainable extraction of heat and raw materials, demands answers that scientists can provide only using insights from scientific drilling. For most people, drilling into the Earth means laying the foundation for extracting natural resources from under our feet. Recent discussions about new drilling-related technologies such as exploitation of unconventional gas resources, carbon capture and storage and geothermal energy brought deep drilling into the focus of public’s attention. With this collection we want to point out that drilling also serves other scientific goals, of high social relevance to face global environmental, climate and economic crises. With this volume we celebrate the 25+ anniversary of the community under the leadership of the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program ICDP.
Plate Tectonics
Author: Jon Erickson
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438109687
Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Plate Tectonics, Revised Edition fully explains the theory that provides a single guiding principle to the earth's geological history.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438109687
Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Plate Tectonics, Revised Edition fully explains the theory that provides a single guiding principle to the earth's geological history.
Popular Mechanics
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
Plate Tectonics
Author: Jonathon S. Erickson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780735102002
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Explains the theory of continental drift and shows how this activity has affected the Earth's geological make-up.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780735102002
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Explains the theory of continental drift and shows how this activity has affected the Earth's geological make-up.
Science Directions 8
Author: Douglas A. Roberts
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780471795797
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780471795797
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
The Tectonic Plates are Moving!
Author: Roy Livermore
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191027685
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
Plate tectonics is a revolutionary theory on a par with modern genetics. Yet, apart from the frequent use of clichés such as 'tectonic shift' by economists, journalists, and politicians, the science itself is rarely mentioned and poorly understood. This book explains modern plate tectonics in a non-technical manner, showing not only how it accounts for phenomena such as great earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions, but also how it controls conditions at the Earth's surface, including global geography and climate. The book presents the advances that have been made since the establishment of plate tectonics in the 1960s, highlighting, on the 50th anniversary of the theory, the contributions of a small number of scientists who have never been widely recognized for their discoveries. Beginning with the publication of a short article in Nature by Vine and Matthews, the book traces the development of plate tectonics through two generations of the theory. First generation plate tectonics covers the exciting scientific revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, its heroes and its villains. The second generation includes the rapid expansions in sonar, satellite, and seismic technologies during the 1980s and 1990s that provided a truly global view of the plates and their motions, and an appreciation of the role of the plates within the Earth 'system'. The final chapter bring us to the cutting edge of the science, and the latest results from studies using technologies such as seismic tomography and high-pressure mineral physics to probe the deep interior. Ultimately, the book leads to the startling conclusion that, without plate tectonics, the Earth would be as lifeless as Venus.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191027685
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
Plate tectonics is a revolutionary theory on a par with modern genetics. Yet, apart from the frequent use of clichés such as 'tectonic shift' by economists, journalists, and politicians, the science itself is rarely mentioned and poorly understood. This book explains modern plate tectonics in a non-technical manner, showing not only how it accounts for phenomena such as great earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions, but also how it controls conditions at the Earth's surface, including global geography and climate. The book presents the advances that have been made since the establishment of plate tectonics in the 1960s, highlighting, on the 50th anniversary of the theory, the contributions of a small number of scientists who have never been widely recognized for their discoveries. Beginning with the publication of a short article in Nature by Vine and Matthews, the book traces the development of plate tectonics through two generations of the theory. First generation plate tectonics covers the exciting scientific revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, its heroes and its villains. The second generation includes the rapid expansions in sonar, satellite, and seismic technologies during the 1980s and 1990s that provided a truly global view of the plates and their motions, and an appreciation of the role of the plates within the Earth 'system'. The final chapter bring us to the cutting edge of the science, and the latest results from studies using technologies such as seismic tomography and high-pressure mineral physics to probe the deep interior. Ultimately, the book leads to the startling conclusion that, without plate tectonics, the Earth would be as lifeless as Venus.
Invitation to Oceanography
Author: Paul R. Pinet
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN: 1284164691
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 623
Book Description
Invitation to Oceanography, Eighth Edition provides a modern and student-friendly introduction to ocean science and has been updated to include new and expanded information on blue whales, plastic pollution, and the future of oceans in the wake of climate change. It also features updated tables and graphs with the most recent scientific data. Please note, the eBook version does not include access to Navigate 2 Advantage. Access can be purchased separately directly from the publisher.
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN: 1284164691
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 623
Book Description
Invitation to Oceanography, Eighth Edition provides a modern and student-friendly introduction to ocean science and has been updated to include new and expanded information on blue whales, plastic pollution, and the future of oceans in the wake of climate change. It also features updated tables and graphs with the most recent scientific data. Please note, the eBook version does not include access to Navigate 2 Advantage. Access can be purchased separately directly from the publisher.
The Mountain Mystery
Author: Ron Miksha
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781497562387
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Fifty years ago, no one could explain mountains. Arguments about their origin were spirited, to say the least. Progressive scientists were ridiculed for their ideas. Most geologists thought the Earth was shrinking. Contracting like a hot ball of iron, shrinking and exposing ridges that became mountains. Others were quite sure the planet was expanding. Growth widened sea basins and raised mountains. There was yet another idea, the theory that the world's crust was broken into big plates that jostled around, drifting until they collided and jarred mountains into existence. That idea was invariably dismissed as pseudo-science. Or "utter damned rot" as one prominent scientist said. But the doubtful theory of plate tectonics prevailed. Mountains, earthquakes, ancient ice ages, even veins of gold and fields of oil are now seen as the offspring of moving tectonic plates. Just half a century ago, most geologists sternly rejected the idea of drifting continents. But a few intrepid champions of plate tectonics dared to differ. The Mountain Mystery tells their story.
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781497562387
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Fifty years ago, no one could explain mountains. Arguments about their origin were spirited, to say the least. Progressive scientists were ridiculed for their ideas. Most geologists thought the Earth was shrinking. Contracting like a hot ball of iron, shrinking and exposing ridges that became mountains. Others were quite sure the planet was expanding. Growth widened sea basins and raised mountains. There was yet another idea, the theory that the world's crust was broken into big plates that jostled around, drifting until they collided and jarred mountains into existence. That idea was invariably dismissed as pseudo-science. Or "utter damned rot" as one prominent scientist said. But the doubtful theory of plate tectonics prevailed. Mountains, earthquakes, ancient ice ages, even veins of gold and fields of oil are now seen as the offspring of moving tectonic plates. Just half a century ago, most geologists sternly rejected the idea of drifting continents. But a few intrepid champions of plate tectonics dared to differ. The Mountain Mystery tells their story.
On Our Origins
Author: Daniel J. Lepley
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1449795315
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Science and religion need not be enemies in exploration of the origin and meaning of life. Each has its proper place in considering what Charles Darwin called the mystery of mysteries. When properly understood, scientific research and Christian theological reflection contribute to a deeper understanding of these mysteries. On Our Origins explores both the scientific and scriptural narratives of creation and engages in a respectful conversation between the two. Instead of rejecting faith or science, it explores both in order to propose a reasonable and holistic Christian understanding of human existence. Many aspects of this timely discussion will culminate in an examination of the claims of Christ. Does faith in Jesus of Nazareth as Savior undermine science? Or has Jesus connected humanity to the Creator in a way that brings the spiritual and physical into harmonious relationship? This is an all-important mystery we seek to unravel because we will never know who we are until we come to terms with from whence weve come. In the beginning, God WWW.ONOURORIGINS.ORG
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1449795315
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Science and religion need not be enemies in exploration of the origin and meaning of life. Each has its proper place in considering what Charles Darwin called the mystery of mysteries. When properly understood, scientific research and Christian theological reflection contribute to a deeper understanding of these mysteries. On Our Origins explores both the scientific and scriptural narratives of creation and engages in a respectful conversation between the two. Instead of rejecting faith or science, it explores both in order to propose a reasonable and holistic Christian understanding of human existence. Many aspects of this timely discussion will culminate in an examination of the claims of Christ. Does faith in Jesus of Nazareth as Savior undermine science? Or has Jesus connected humanity to the Creator in a way that brings the spiritual and physical into harmonious relationship? This is an all-important mystery we seek to unravel because we will never know who we are until we come to terms with from whence weve come. In the beginning, God WWW.ONOURORIGINS.ORG