John Tuzo Wilson

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1. When was John Tuzo Wilson born?October 24, 1908
2. Where was John Tuzo Wilson born?Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3. What is the career?Geophysicist and Geologist, influential educator and researcher
4. What is the named features?Tuzo Wilson Seamounts, Wilson Cycle, Tuzo low-shear-velocity province

Plate Tectonics: The unifying theory in geology that explains the large-scale motion of Earth's lithosphere, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
Hot Spot: A region of Earth's mantle where plumes of unusually hot rock rise, often leading to volcanic activity independent of plate boundaries.
Transform Fault: A type of fault where two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other, accommodating relative motion without creating or destroying lithosphere.
Wilson Cycle: A model describing the cyclical opening and closing of ocean basins, involving continental rifting, seafloor spreading, and eventual continental collision over geological time.