ConnectionLast LectureOutlineLectureEES 1040 1st Edition Lecture 3ConnectionLast LectureAge of the Universe?OutlineI. Alfred Wegener 19151. Pangaea B. Model ProofLectureII. Alfred Wegener 1915A. Argued present day continents were once joined together in a supercontinent1. Pangaea Antarctica South Africa South America IndiaJurassic Basalt Basalt Basalt BasaltTriassic Sand Dunes Sand DunesCoal w/ Glossopteris (land plant)Coal w/ GlossopterisGlossopteris Coal w/ GlossopterisPermian Shale Shale w/ Mesosaurus (Freshwater reptile)Shale w/ MesosaurusCarboniferous Glacial “rocks” Glacial “rocks” Glacial “rocks” Glacial “rocks”B. Same history of rocks, sediment, and life on four widely separate continentsC. Model ProofThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.1. Flow of ancient glaciersa. Current position of continents do not fit with the flow of glaciers as they moved in land rather than out to coast2. Pattern of mountain systems on the four continents3. Geographic north pole axisa. Magnetic north pole Compassi. Magnetic pole flips from “north” to “south”ii. Blue = earthiii. Red = iron coreiv. Yellow = magnetic – dip: shallow, near equator, steeper near polesv. Black = geographic polevi. Green = magnetic poleb. “Polar
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