Megnetism Flashcards

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Megnetic revearsal

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Process by which the magnetic poles flips when they become too unstable

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Tentonic plates

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Large collections of material that move together ontop of earth’s liquid mantle

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Why are earthquake locations important

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They map the ridges that run aling the oceanic crust between tectonic plates

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Evidence for sea floor spreading

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Bathymetric mapping
Magnetism
Geography aling coasts
Oceanic ridge lines

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