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Explain how Paleomagnetism can be used as evidence for Continental Drift?

When hot magma rises towards the surface and cools, iron particles, inside the cooling rock, align themselves with the earth's polarity at the time of cooling. Due to magnetic reversals, that change the orie...
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How do you tell the difference between a fault and a fold

Faults are a form of brittle deformation and typically make a rock sequence to appear broken. There a 3 main fault types, normal, reverse and strike-slip. Both normal and reverse faults show vertical movemen...
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“The formation of economic deposits of hydrocarbons and coals solely results from the thermal alteration of organic material” Evaluate this statement with reference to geological processes.

The thermal history of a sedimentary basin, where hydrocarbons and coals form, plays a crucial role in controlling the formation of economic deposits of hydrocarbons and coals. For hydrocarbon deposits, the ...
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State the 3 different types of plate boundaries, and describe their movement.

Convergent - Where two plates collide together, and the crust is destroyed.2) Divergent - Where two plates move away from each other, and new crust is formed.3) Transform - Where the two plates slide past ea...
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What is the difference between sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks?

Sedimentary rocks are those that are formed by the weathering or breaking down of pre-existing rocks that then get laid down and lithified in layers such as sandstone. Igneous rocks are formed by tectonic pr...
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