continental drift
101Alfred Wegener — um 1925 Alfred Lothar Wegener (* 1. November 1880 in Berlin; † November 1930 in Grönland) war ein deutscher Meteorologe, Polar und Geowissenschaftler. Als sein wichtigster Beitrag zur Wissenschaft gilt seine erst postum anerkannte Theorie der… …
102Precambrian time — Interval of geologic time from с 3. 8 billion years ago, the age of the oldest known rocks, to 544 million years ago, the beginning of the Cambrian Period. This interval represents more than 80% of the geologic record and thus provides important… …
103sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… …
104Geomagnetic reversal — Magnetic reversal redirects here. For switching of a magnet, see Magnetization reversal. Geomagnetic polarity during the late Cenozoic Era. Dark areas denote periods where the polarity matches today s polarity, light areas denote periods where… …
105Continent — Animated, color coded map showing the various continents. Depending on the convention and model, some continents may be consolidated or subdivided: for example, Eurasia is often subdivided into Europe and Asia (red shades), while North and South… …
106Gondwana — /gond wah neuh/, n. a hypothetical landmass in the Southern Hemisphere that separated toward the end of the Paleozoic Era to form South America, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia. Also called Gondwanaland. Cf. Laurasia. [1870 75] * * * or… …
107marine geology — marine geologist. the branch of geology dealing with the rocks, sediments, and processes of the floors and margins of the oceans. * * * or geologic oceanography Scientific discipline concerned with all geologic aspects of the continental shelves… …
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109Bullard , Sir Edward Crisp — (1907–1980) British geophysicist Bullard was born in Norwich and educated at Cambridge University. After war service in naval research he returned to Cambridge as a reader in geophysics before accepting a post as head of the physics department of …
110Geology of the Iberian Peninsula — The geology of the Iberian Peninsula consists of the study of the rock formations on the Iberian Peninsula, which includes Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Gibraltar. The peninsula contains rocks from every age from Ediacaran to Recent, and almost… …
