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Peer reviewedShea, 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
Peer reviewedShea, 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
