It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Plate Tectonics and Great Earthquakes by Lynn R. Sykes
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The theory of plate tectonics transformed earth science. The hypothesis that the earth’s outermost layers consist of mostly rigid plates that move over an inner surface helped describe the growth of new seafloor, confirm continental drift, and explain why earthquakes and volcanoes occur in some places and not others. Lynn R. Sykes played a key role in the birth of plate tectonics, conducting revelatory research on earthquakes. In this book, he gives an invaluable insider’s perspective on the theory’s development and its implications. Sykes combines lucid explanation of how plate tectonics...
Plate Tectonics and Great Earthquakes by Lynn R. Sykes is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.
This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Plate Tectonics and Great Earthquakes aloud.
Plate Tectonics and Great Earthquakes is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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