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Tables of Contents for Plates
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
Journeying into the Past
9
2
Earth's Shaky Roots
11
6
What Held Up Earth?
Buffaloes, Frogs, and Serpents
Sacrifices and the Great Goddess Pele
The Creeping of the Continents
17
9
As Island that Drifted Away
Wegener's ``Impossibly Absurd'' Theory
Seafloor Spreading
26
10
How Mountains Make New Seafloor
Magnetism and Fossils
How Plates Move
36
12
Three Ways Plates Move
Trenches and Island Arcs
What Moves the Plates?
Plumes and Hotspots
48
12
From Legend to Fact
Hotspot Plumes
Continental Ups and Downs
60
8
Up with Africa
Down with Australia
Glossary
68
3
Further Reading
71
1
Websites
72
2
Bibliography
74
2
Index
76