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What is the pattern of the rocks' age near the mid-ocean ridge?
They become progressively older away from the ridge crest
What is the significance of the symmetrical stripes around the mid-ocean ridge crests?
They support the seafloor spreading hypothesis
What is the 'tape recording' that the oceanic crust provides?
A record of the Earth's magnetic field reversals
What is the name of the hypothesis that explains the construction of the mid-ocean ridge system?
Seafloor Spreading Hypothesis
Who added the concept of transform faults to the Plate Tectonics model?
Tuzo Wilson
What is the name of the fit that shows how the continents along both sides of the Atlantic would close the ocean?
Bullard's Fit
What is the term for the study of the history of the Earth's magnetic field reversals?
Magnetostratigraphy
What is the name of the cycle that refers to previous plate tectonic reconstructions?
Wilson Cycle
Explore the development of the plate tectonics theory, starting from Alfred Wegener's continental drift hypothesis to the establishment of the modern theory. Learn about Pangea and the scientific debate that led to the acceptance of plate tectonics.
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