Demonstration Of The Ruggedness And Youth Of The Ocean Floor

Scientific theory describing the large scale motion of tectonic plates of the earth s lithosphere over the last hundred of millions of years.

Demonstration of the ruggedness and youth of the ocean floor.

1 demonstration of the ruggedness and youth of the ocean floor. Maps made from sonar and magnetometer are rock samples taken near ocean ridges older or younger than rock samples taken near deep sea trenches. What forces are strong enough to move such large land masses such long distances wegenger suggested continents simply plowed through the ocean floor. 3 emergence of the seafloor spreading hypothesis and associated recycling of oceanic.

2 confirmation of repeated reversals of the earth magnetic field in the geologic past. Four major scientific developments spurred the formulation of the plate tectonics theory. Study 49 mod2 flashcards from amanda f. Precise documentation that worlds earthquake and volcanic activity is concentrated along oceanic trenches and.

In particular four major scientific developments spurred the formulation of the plate tectonics theory. What led to the discovery of ocean ridges and deep sea trenches. 2 confirmation of repeated reversals of the earth magnetic field in the geologic past. 2 confirmation of repeated reversals of the earth magnetic field in the geologic past.

Think about the types of instruments that a marine scientist or geologist might use to gather evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics. Demonstration of ruggedness and youth of ocean floor 2. Demonstration of the ruggedness and youth of the ocean floor confirmation of repeated reversals of the earth magnetic field in the geologic past emergence of the seafloor spreading precise documentation that the world s earthquake and volcanic activity is concentrated along oceanic trenches and submarine mountain ranges. Emergence of seafloor spreading hypothesis and associated recycling of oceanic crust 4.

1 demonstration of the ruggedness and youth of the ocean floor. Confirmation of repeated reversals of the earth magnetic field in geologic past 3.