To Determine Plate Positions in Various Times in the Past

question 49

True/False

To determine plate positions in various times in the past, geologists date the magnetic anomalies on the seafloor and determine the distance from the ridge axis to that magnetic anomaly.

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Definitions:

Tingling

A sensation of slight prickling, stinging, or numbness, often indicating a minor irritation or the beginning of a sensory experience.

Somatosensory Cortex

A region of the brain in the parietal lobe that processes sensory information from the body, including touch, temperature, and pain.

Parietal Lobes

Lobes at the top of the brain’s cerebral cortex; they contain areas that receive information on pressure, pain, touch, and temperature as well as handle attention and awareness of spatial relationships.

Pressure

The force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area over which that force is distributed.