PALEOMAGNETISM Paleonagnetsmis the sy of nage rocks and sediments record the soy ofthe magnet el ‘cmposd of asaltan ish stance conning mineral that ai ihe mage eon felssoundng oeaicriges Sets st the magnetic sights tbe rockon he can or ‘ateri in diferent continents were ound to eit the sane ‘Thesimlry ofcoastines for dierent continents suggests that ‘they may oncehave been conected. Bu the fc th they were separated by sometnes thousands of ies suggested continental Atorpate tectonics was rene hat matching the continental eri of tine Heat inluence the movement of ates formed lute at ocean ges ace warm the cole plates hati at subduction zones. Some rock are magnetized inthe oppeste ‘wintaton othe earths magete eld a reverses poasy inthe past, These reversals have subsequently been shown to be Shes round hte conn waste yest of matching foxpro andthe earts age ell eer sry ow wel known forthe past 15 milion years Plats sliding past eachother cause friction and heat Subductng plates met into the mantle, and diverging plates ‘reate new crust material Subducting pats where one Fossils of similar types of plants and animals in rocks ofa similar ‘age have been found onthe shores of different continents, Soak ps bang nce oher omen inhaolrronemmaNiTeNr ITT YI BS \inmdineescer aes oa