Apparent polar wander indicates that: a. the north magnetic pole wanders slowly around the entire Earth over million years timescales b. the continents have moved around the Earth's surface over million year time scales. c. The Earth's rotational axis has varied wildly during Earth's history. d. none of the above qizlet

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Draven Valenzuela

2 June, 12:59

Apparent polar wander indicates that: a. the north magnetic pole wanders slowly around the entire Earth over million years timescales b. the continents have moved around the Earth's surface over million year time scales. c. The Earth's rotational axis has varied wildly during Earth's history. d. none of the above qizlet

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Wendy Wilkinson · Answer 1

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Apparent polar wander is the interpretation of the Earth's old magnetic poles in comparison to the tectonic component, such as continents, being studied as present day, that is assumed to be in a fixed position. This technique was created in 1954 by Creer et al.