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event in which the magnetic field reverses directions
plate tectonics
reversed polarity
normal polarity
magnetic reversal
2
hypothesis that continents are in constant motion
continental drift
Pangaea
wagner
sea floor spreading
3
new oceanic crust forms at a mid ocean ridge as old oceanic crust moves away
sea floor spreading
mid ocean ridge
normal polarity
continental drift
4
theory that earth's surface is made of rock plate that move
plate tectonics
divergent plate boundary
continental drift
magnetic reversal
5
when two plate seperate
divergent plate boundary
transform plate boundary
convergent plate boundary
plate boundary
6
ancient super continent composed of land that forms todays continents
pangaea
north america
continental drift
fossil
7
when two plate collide
convergent plate boundary
plate tectonics
transform plate boundary
divergent plate boundary
8
magnetic field in which magnets orient themselves to point south
reversed polarity
normal polarity
magnetic reversal
plate tectonics
9
when two plates slide past one another
divergent plate boundary
transform plate boundary
convergent plate boundary
plate tectonics
10
today's magnetic field in which magnets point themselves north
reversed polarity
mid ocean ridge
normal polarity
sea floor spreading
11
the mountain ranges in the middle of the ocean
mid ocean ridge
normal polarity
sea floor spreading
plate tectonics