Summary: Geology

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  • Seeking an answer or explanation based on evidence

    Scientific Inquiry
  • Observation = Evidence, Evidence = The Rock Record

    Geology
  • Hypothesis that has withstood the trials of science - repeated experimentation and observation

    Theory
  • Most powerful theories explain previously unlinked phenomena, example ____

    Plate Tectonics
  • Plate tectonic theory was not fully accepted until _____, when plate motion (a.k.a continental drift) was explained by Earth internal processes

    1960's
  • Earth surface formerly consisted of one super-continent and one ocean

    Theory
  • Coast lines of continents "fit" together like puzzle pieces

    Evidence 1 of continental drift theory
  • Discontinuous mountain belts

    Evidence 2 of continental drift theory
  • Methods of investigation in geology

    -Observations of the Earth
    -Experimentation and analysis
    -Mathematical modeling of Earth processes
    -Training natural sciences and mathematics is key
  • Unbiased, ethical sharing of all data, methods, and results

    Dissemination of Observations and Results

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