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Understanding Magnetic Anomalies and Their Significance.
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Shea, James H. – Journal of Geological Education, 1988
Describes a laboratory exercise testing the Vine-Matthews-Morley hypothesis of plate tectonics. Includes 14 questions with explanations using graphs and charts. Provides a historical account of the current plate tectonic and magnetic anomaly theory. (MVL)
Descriptors: College Science, Earth Science, Earthquakes, Geology
Ocean Opportunities. A Guide to What the Oceans Have to Offer.
Burtis, William S. – 1982
High school students interested in ocean-related careers will find their imagination piqued by "Ocean Opportunities." As the ocean's resources are recognized more and more as extremely important economically, yet very fragile, study of those resources is burgeoning. This multi-color booklet describes the exciting opportunities which ocean research…
Descriptors: Careers, Environmental Education, Geology, High Schools
An Exercise on Magnetic-Anomaly Profiles and the Geomagnetic Polar-Reversal Time Scale.
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Shea, James Herbert – Journal of Geological Education, 1988
Develops an exercise in which students use magnetic-profile data gathered in the South Pacific to test the Vine-Matthews-Morley hypothesis. Uses the Eltanin 19N and 20N profiles. Relates the exercise to 20 current geology texts. (MVL)
Descriptors: College Science, Earth Science, Earthquakes, Geology