Question

. Briefly explain how the following forms of evidence are used to support the theory of plate tectonics:
a. Paleomagnetism b. Ocean Drilling

Answer 1

A. Paleomagnetism - Paleomagnetism (or palaeomagnetism in the United Kingdom) is the study of the record of the Earth's magnetic field in rocks, sediment, or archeological materials. Certain minerals in rocks lock-in a record of the direction and intensity of the magnetic field when they form.

B.Ocean Drilling - The Ocean Drilling Program was a multinational effort to explore and study the composition and structure of the Earth's oceanic basins. ODP, which began in 1985, was the successor to the Deep Sea Drilling Project initiated in 1968 by the United States. Wikipedia