Advanced Placement / Earth & Environmental
Seafloor Spreading and Plate Tectonics
In this lab, students use a magnetic field sensor to explore the movement of Earth's crustal plates and the evidence that is used to support the theory of plate tectonics.
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Wireless Magnetic Field Sensor
This 3-Axis Magnetic Field Sensor can sense the Earth’s magnetic field and fields from coils and bar magnets.
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Source: Lab #09
Advanced Environmental & Earth Sciences