GEO4-1438 Paleomagnetism Fort Hoofddijk. What is Paleomagnetism? (including geomagnetism, rock magnetism) geophysics, (bio)geology, geochemistry Study.
Continental Drift Chapter 10 Section 1. Continental Puzzle Do the continents fit together perfectly? What continents fit the best? What other information.
Early Earth …earliest phase of Earth heating… …near Moon… …first seas… …thin atmosphere of H, CO 2, H 2 O, N 2, CO, NH 3, CH 4 …early bombardment…
THE THEORY OF PLATE TECTONICS. INTRODUCTION u Tectonics- large scale deformational features of the crust u Plate tectonics – Earth’s outer shell divided.
Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor. Continental Drift Theory proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1912 Continents once formed a single landmass.
4.1 & 4.2 Plate Tectonics. As explorers began bringing back information about the world, map makers began to notice the coastlines of continents could.
Plate Tectonics Relatively new theory - introduced about 30 years ago Unifies several branches of the Earth Sciences .
