How to pronounce“paleomagnetism”in English
IPA/peɪlɪə(ʊ)ˈmaɡnətɪzm/
Syllablespa·le·o·ma·gne·tism
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Hunting for older supercontinents is like that too, but with the difficulty ramped up to 11.
The main tool geologists use for this is called paleomagnetism, which is based on the fact that Earth’s magnetic field regularly reverses itself.
When a rock forms, any magnetic bits in it will line up with Earth’s magnetic field at the time.
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Definitions of “paleomagnetism”
noun
The study of the strength and direction of the Earth's magnetic field as it has changed over geologic time.
“The crucial work on palaeomagnetism was already under way less than ten years after Holmes's first edition.”