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State-Based Resources: Inquiring
Further
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What questions do you have about the driving forces behind plate
tectonics?
"What
Drives the Plates?" -
from This Dynamic Earth, USGS
This site reviews the theories behind convection cells as the
driving force of plate tectonics and also takes a look as to whether
these mechanisms operate now, or in the past, on other planets.
"Plate
Tectonics: The Mechanism" from the Museum of Paleontology,
University of California at Berkeley
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General information related
to this activity:
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Evidence for Earth's Layered Structure
"Earth's
Interior and Plate Tectonics" by R. Hamilton, from Views of
the Solar System by C. Hamilton, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Reviews the divisions of the Earth's interior, including the percentage
of the Earth's mass that each division encompasses, the depth
of each division, and their physical properties. Also includes
a review of the lithosphere and plate tectonics.
"The
Interior of the Earth" by E.C. Roberston, USGS
Information about the make up of the crust, the mantle, and the
core, and how each was "discovered" and studied.
The Flow of Matter and Energy within the Earth
"What
Drives the Plates?" - from This Dynamic Earth, USGS
This site reviews the theories behind convection cells as the
driving force of plate tectonics and also takes a look as to whether
these mechanisms operate now, or in the past, on other planets.
"Plate
Tectonics: The Mechanism" from the Museum of Paleontology,
University of California at Berkeley
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