GEOL 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Geologic Hazards, Continental Drift, Meteorology
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The scientific study of the materials & processes that make up this planet. A german meteorologist who proposed a radical new way to explain many aspects of geology. Continents have moved with respect to each other over geologic time. He used 4 lines of evidence to support his idea: puzzle-like fit of continents, fossil distributions, mountain belt matchups, permian glacial distribution. One option is to use passive sonar. Use the sonar receives to listen for the sounds a. Because submarines are made largely of steel, they have a strong magnetic signature, so. Magnetometers they can be detected by towing a magnetometer over their position. Plates are pushing, ca plates slide next to each other, there is different types of plates. Explains where and why we get earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain belts, etc. Plate tectonics regards the lithosphere as broken into plates that are in motion.
