Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ336487
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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An Advanced Sea-Floor Spreading Model.
Dutch, Steven I.
Journal of Geological Education, v34 n1 p18-20 Jan 1986
Describes models which (1) illustrate spreading that varies in rate from place to place; (2) clearly show transform faults as arcs of small circles; and (3) illustrate what happens near a pole of rotation. The models are easy to construct and have been well received by students. (JN)
Descriptors: College Science, Geology, Geophysics, Higher Education, Plate Tectonics, Science Education, Science Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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