About Marie Tharp
What is her job?
A geologist.
The study of earth and its features.
Geology
What scientific theory did Marie Tharp create with her map?
The Continental Drift
What did her colleagues call her map and evidence?
Girl talk.
What was her age when she died?
86 years old.
The theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena resulting from the interaction of rigid lithosphere plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle.
Plate Tectonics
Tharp and Heezen make the first complete ______.
Ocean Floor Map
What event in time gave her the chance to become a geologist?
World War 2.
When and where was Marie Tharp born?
Michigan, July 30 1920
The gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
What is a Hubbard Metal?
The highest honor, recognizes lifetime achievement in research, discovery, and exploration.
For how long was Marie Tharp not allowed to go on the research cruise?
20 years.
When and where did Marie Tharp die?
August 23, 2006, in Nyack, NY.
A large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems.
A rift valley.
What was Marie Tharp and Bruce Heezen's book called?
The Floors Of The Oceans, V1: The North Atlantic
What was her dad's job that made her want to become a geologist?
A soil surveyor.
What is her degree in college?
A master's degree in geology from Michigan University.
The shape and arrangement of physical features on a surface.
Topography
How many major and minor tectonic plates are there, that she helped to discover?
7 major and 8 minor tectonic plates.
What is the guy's name that accidentally proved her theory?
Jacques Cousteau.