Geology

Geology is a wonderful thing. We can actively see changes to the earth that support the THEORY of plate tectonics. Thanks to the man made satellites orbitting our planet, we can measure the distance of the continents and actually measure the distance that they are moving each year. We also see a large number of fault lines and volcanoes around the Pacific Rim that outlines the Pacific Plate. The island of Hawaii sits on a hot spot on the Pacific Ocean. We can see the course that the plate has taken throughout history since the older islands used to sit on top of this hot spot. The rocks found on the islands can be tested to show that they are volcanic in nature. We can also see the seafloor spreading in the Atlantic Ocean. The amazing thing is that we can actually see evidence of the seafloor spreading without going below the surface. The island of Iceland sits on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This means that as the sea floor is spreading so does the island. All of this provides evidence that the earth is much older than 6-10 thousand years old and that the continents used to be joined together in a large supercontinent. This also helps to explain the distribution of animal and plant life seen in the world as evolution explains.