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Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift in 1910, hypothesizing that the continents were once joined together in a supercontinent called Pangaea. Wegener suggested that Earth's centrifugal force caused Pangaea to break apart and drift towards the equator. However, Wegener was unable to adequately explain the forces driving continental drift, and his theory was dismissed by the scientific community who believed the Earth was solid. In the 1960s, Harry Hess proposed seafloor spreading as the mechanism driving continental drift, based on patterns of magnetic rocks on the seafloor.
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- The document discusses how the theory of continental drift evolved into the theory of plate tectonics through various geological discoveries in the mid-20th century.
- Key evidence included fossil distributions, glacier patterns, and the matching shapes of continents on opposite sides of the Atlantic. However, the mechanism for continental drift was unknown.
- In the 1950s-60s, studies of seafloor topography, magnetism in oceanic rocks, and seismic activity revealed processes of seafloor spreading at mid-ocean ridges and tectonic plate movement.
- Harry Hess and Robert Dietz combined these findings into the hypothesis of sea floor spreading, providing the missing mechanism that led to the new theory of
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The Continental Drift theory proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1912 suggested that the continents were once joined together in a single landmass called Pangaea. Wegener did not have proof of his theory at the time, but later evidence from matching fossil distributions, identical rock formations between continents, and the same mountain ranges provided support. This included fossils of Glossopteris found across regions of the former supercontinent Gondwanaland. Although controversial when first introduced, the development of the theory of plate tectonics provided the mechanism of plate movement driven by convection currents to explain how the continents could drift apart.
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1) In the 1960s, Harry Hess proposed the theory of seafloor spreading to explain continental drift, suggesting that new crust is formed at oceanic ridges and pushes plates apart.
2) As a Navy submarine commander, Hess used sonar to map features on the ocean floor, discovering evidence of seafloor spreading and helping develop his theory.
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1) Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift, which suggested that the continents were once joined together in a supercontinent called Pangaea before drifting apart over millions of years.
2) To support his theory, Wegener presented four pieces of evidence: the matching shapes of continental edges, identical fossil distributions, matching rock formations, and evidence of past climate zones that no longer align with the continents' current locations.
3) Despite this evidence, Wegener's contemporaries rejected his theory because he could not explain the mechanism that caused the continents to move. Acceptance of the theory required understanding how and why continental drift occurred.
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Alfred Wegener first developed the theory of continental drift, proposing that the continents were once joined together in a supercontinent called Pangaea. Pangaea existed approximately 300 million years ago but began breaking apart after 100 million years. Wegener's ideas were initially rejected by the scientific community but are now widely accepted. Evidence for continental drift includes the apparent fit of coastlines, matching fossil records, identical rock and mountain structures found across oceans, and paleoclimate data that suggests regions were in different climates when the continents were joined.
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1) Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift, which suggested that the continents were once joined together in a supercontinent called Pangaea before drifting apart over millions of years.
2) To support his theory, Wegener presented four pieces of evidence: the matching shapes of continental edges, identical fossil distributions, matching rock formations, and evidence of past climate zones that no longer align with the continents' current locations.
3) Despite this evidence, Wegener's contemporaries rejected his theory because he could not explain the mechanism that caused the continents to move. Acceptance of the theory required understanding how and why continental drift occurred.
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Alfred Wegener first developed the theory of continental drift, proposing that the continents were once joined together in a supercontinent called Pangaea. Pangaea existed approximately 300 million years ago but began breaking apart after 100 million years. Wegener's ideas were initially rejected by the scientific community but are now widely accepted. Evidence for continental drift includes the apparent fit of coastlines, matching fossil records, identical rock and mountain structures found across oceans, and paleoclimate data that suggests regions were in different climates when the continents were joined.
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2) Evidence for continental drift includes matching coastlines, similarities in fossils found on different continents, matching rock types along coastlines, and geological features lining up across continents.
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1) The coastlines of continents on opposite sides of oceans, such as Africa and South America, appear to fit together like puzzle pieces.
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Alfred Wegener first proposed the theory of continental drift in 1910, suggesting that the continents were once joined together in a supercontinent called Pangaea. Wegener provided three lines of evidence to support his theory: the matching shapes of continental coastlines, matching fossil distributions across continents, and evidence that past climates did not match current continental positions. While his theory was initially rejected due to the lack of a mechanism, it was later supported by the discovery of seafloor spreading in the 1960s, which provided a process to explain how and why continents move over Earth's surface.
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Alfred Wegener first proposed the theory of continental drift in the early 20th century. He noticed that the continents appeared to fit together and were once attached in a supercontinent called Pangaea. Wegener provided evidence from matching coastlines, fossil and rock formations, and paleoclimatic data to support his theory. However, he was unable to explain the mechanism of continental drift. Most geologists at the time rejected his theory due to the lack of a clear explanation for how and why the continents would move. It was not until the 1950s when the theory of plate tectonics was developed that Wegener's concept of continental drift became widely accepted.
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3. The continued drifting of the continents led to the opening of the Atlantic Ocean as North America drifted away from Europe and Africa, the Indian Ocean as India separated from Antarctica and Australia, and the Pacific Ocean occupied the remaining area of the former Panthalassa sea.
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This document discusses continental drift and the evidence that supports it. It explains that tectonic plates move around on top of the asthenosphere in different shapes and sizes. The hypothesis of continental drift proposed by Wegener in the early 1900s was that the continents were once joined together in a supercontinent called Pangaea before breaking apart and drifting to their current locations. Key evidence that supported this idea included matching fossil records, complementary coastline shapes, and patterns of magnetic reversals in ocean crust that indicate sea floor spreading.
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The Continental Drift Theory
The continental drift theory was developed by a German scientist, Alfred Wegener. In his book, The Origin of Continents and Oceans, he argued that the continental landmasses were drifting across the earth. He based this on the fact that the coast of Western Africa and South America looked like the edges of interlocking pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. He was thus convinced that the two were once part of an enormous single landmass known as Pangaea before it split apart. This was supported by geological and biological similarities in these areas. The development of this theory spearheaded a lot of research since many scientists did not agree with the idea. It led to more developments in the mid and late 20th century that proved that the landmasses were in constant motion. The additions on the Wegener’s evidence include paleomagnetism and seafloor spreading.
Paleomagnetism is the study of the intensity and orientation of the Earth’s magnetic field as preserved in the magnetic orientation of certain minerals present in rocks. Many scientists have explored this field to find evidence of continental drift. When hot magma rises and cools on the surface of the Earth, the minerals present become magnetized in alignment with the Earth’s magnetic field. Rocks formed at different places on the Earth’s surface have different magnetizations. Some rocks have magnetizations that do not agree with their position on the Earth but this is due to the wandering of the Earth’s magnetic poles. Using the alignment of magnetic minerals in the rock layers, the movement of the magnetic poles could be traced through the different geologic periods. The record of direction and intensity of magnetic field kept by certain minerals in rocks provide information on the past behavior of Earth’s magnetic field and the past location of tectonic plates. This is therefore an evidence of landmasses drifting. The magnetized minerals also show the direction to the Earth’s magnetic poles and provide a means of determining their latitude of origin. Polar wandering, which is the apparent movement of the magnetic poles illustrated in rocks, indicates that continents have moved. This is shown in polar wandering curves. The curves for North America and Europe have similar shapes but are separated by about 240 of longitude. The difference between the paths can be reconciled if the continents are placed next to one another.
In 1962, Harry Hess, a geologist and an army commander during the World War II, added a geologic mechanism to account for Wegener’s moving continents. During his work to determine the deepest part of the sea, he discovered hundreds of flat-topped mountains that shaped the floor of the Pacif ...
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The document summarizes theories of continental drift and plate tectonics. In 1915, Alfred Wegener first proposed the theory of continental drift, which states that parts of the Earth's crust slowly drift atop a liquid core. Wegener hypothesized that around 200 million years ago, all the continents were joined together in a supercontinent called Pangaea. Pangaea later broke apart into smaller supercontinents, and by the end of the Cretaceous period the continents had separated into their modern positions. In the 1960s, Harry Hess proposed the theory of seafloor spreading, which provided support for continental drift by showing how ocean floors spread outward from underwater ridges. Plate tectonics expanded on these ideas
Continental drift
Alfred Wegener first introduced the theory of continental drift in 1915, which proposed that the continents were once joined together in a supercontinent called Pangaea before slowly drifting apart. Wegener provided two key pieces of evidence to support this theory - the fit of the continental outlines and matching fossil records found on different continents. However, his theory was initially rejected because he could not explain the mechanism of how the continents moved. It is now accepted that the continents sit on tectonic plates that slowly move due to convection currents in the Earth's mantle, providing the explanation Wegener lacked.
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Continental drift was a theory proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1912 to explain similarities between continents such as matching coastlines, fossils, and rock formations. Wegener proposed that the continents were once joined together in a supercontinent called Pangaea, which later broke apart and drifted to their current positions. Wegener's theory was initially rejected because he could not explain the mechanism driving the movement of continents. Later, Harry Hess proposed the theory of seafloor spreading to explain continental drift, suggesting new ocean crust was being formed at mid-ocean ridges and pushing the continents apart. Plate tectonics unified these concepts and provided evidence of magnetic reversals in ocean crust to support the theory of continental movement.
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This document provides an overview of plate tectonic theory and the evidence that supports it. It discusses early ideas including continental drift theory and how the development of seafloor spreading theory addressed continental drift's lack of a driving mechanism. It then summarizes key evidence for seafloor spreading including the global system of mid-ocean ridges, patterns of magnetic reversals in ocean crust, and the age progression of ocean floors. This led to the modern theory of plate tectonics unifying continental drift and seafloor spreading.
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Alfred Wegener produced evidence in 1912 that the continents are in motion, but because he could not explain what forces could move them, geologists rejected his ideas. Almost 50 years later, Harry Hess confirmed Wegener’s ideas by using the evidence of seafloor spreading to explain what moved the continents.
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Folding and faulting of rocks
This document discusses the theories of continental drift, folding, faulting, and seafloor spreading. It describes Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift, including the idea of a supercontinent called Pangaea. It also discusses how Harry Hess theorized that seafloor is younger than continents. Finally, it explains that seafloor spreading occurs as new crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges and pushes the plates apart over time.
Continental drift
Continental drift is the slow movement of continents across the Earth's surface due to tectonic plate motions. Evidence for continental drift includes: the matching coastlines of separated continents; matching fossil, rock, and glacial deposits in separated areas; and paleomagnetic data showing continents were once joined. Alfred Wegener first proposed the continental drift theory in 1915, though it was not widely accepted until the 1960s when seafloor spreading was discovered, providing evidence of plate tectonics and explaining the driving force behind continental drift.
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Pangaea was a supercontinent that existed in the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras before plate tectonics separated the continents into their current positions. Alfred Wegener first proposed the theory of continental drift in 1915 to explain similarities between fossils and rock formations found on different continents. Continental drift theorized that continents moved across Earth's surface. Sea-floor spreading further explained plate tectonics as new crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges, causing plates to move apart and the seafloor to spread.
A Lfred Wegener
Alfred Wegener was the first scientist to propose the theory of continental drift, which suggests that the continents were once joined together in a supercontinent called Pangaea. He developed this idea after discovering that fossils of the same ancient plant species were found on separate continents. Further evidence for Pangaea and continental drift was that the coastlines of Africa and South America fit together like puzzle pieces. Wegener's theories were controversial at the time but are now widely accepted, making him the founding father of a major scientific revolution in earth sciences.
A Lfred Wegener
Alfred Wegener was the first scientist to propose the theory of continental drift, which suggests that the continents were once joined together in a supercontinent called Pangaea. He developed this idea after discovering that fossils of the same ancient plant species were found on separate continents. Further evidence for Pangaea and continental drift was provided by the matching coastlines of Africa and South America. Wegener's theories were controversial at the time but are now widely accepted, making him the founder of a major scientific revolution in geology.
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1. Describe geographic evidence collected in the last part of the 20th century to support the theory of continental drift.
Abraham Ortelius is the person who came up with the hypothesis that the continents were drifted apart. Although Alfred Wegner tried to come up with supportive evidence that explained continental drift, he did not provide more prove that could support the mechanism and the underlying processes leading to the movements. However, the plate tectonics theory explains, the movements in a better manner. One of the main proves and evidence of continental drift is the relationship of the coastlines in Africa and South America. In addition the mountain ranges in Africa and South America are also correlated to each other.
There was also evidence of the reptilian fossils that were found on the coastlines showing a proof that the coastlines were joined together at one period of time. Moreover, the discovery of rocks that are similar in structure and also mineral deposits in the two coastlines also shows that the two were joined together. Evidence collected in the 2oth century also shows that there are magnetic imprints in the bottom of the ocean rocks especially in the Mid Atlantic ridges. The rocks from these ridges do repeal each other thus supporting the proof of continental drift.
2. Why do scientists today accept the movement of continents but did not accept this theory back in Wegner’s time?
Scientists accept the movement of the continents today bit did not accept it in Wegner’s time because there was no much evidence to ascertain the proof that the continents were once a common block. During Wagner’s time there was no proof of radiometric dating of oceans bottom sentiments. In addition, the fossil forests of Nova Scatia also provide more evidence to the theory thus making scientists to believe that there was once a single continent. Alfred Wegner also provided compelling arguments and explanations on the movement of the plate tectonics and this caused confusion because people did not know which explanation to follow. In particular, Wegner failed to find a mechanism for supporting continental drift theory. However, the discovery of Mid Atlantic Ridge in the 2oth century has helped to prove his theories beyond reasonable doubt. Moreover, the discoveries of sea floor mapping have also helped to shed light into the hypothesis by Wegner thus providing more acceptability into his theory (Frankel 45).
The plate tectonics theory has contributed to Wegners evidence that help to provide more evidence to his theory. This theory has helped to provide more evidence to Wegner’s ideas. Generally, the plate tectonics theory provides an argument on the proof that there is a slow movement on the earth. The tectonics theory provides more evidence on the movements in the earth’s lithosphere thus providing a green light into the movement on e.
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Wegener originally hypothesized that the continents were once joined together in a supercontinent called Pangaea before breaking apart and drifting to their current positions (continental drift hypothesis). Evidence for this comes from sea-floor spreading, where new oceanic lithosphere is formed at mid-ocean ridges as magma rises and cools. As the sea floor spreads away from the ridges, it records magnetic reversals in the Earth's magnetic field over time, providing strong evidence for sea-floor spreading and continental drift.
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Alfred Wegener first proposed the theory of continental drift in 1915, suggesting that the continents were once joined together in a single landmass called Pangaea that has since drifted apart. Wegener provided evidence from matching coastlines, fossil distributions, and climate patterns from over 250 million years ago to support his hypothesis. However, his theory was rejected by the scientific community at the time due to the lack of a proposed mechanism for continental movement and because it contradicted established ideas about mountain formation and Earth's cooling history. Continental drift was not widely accepted until new evidence emerged in the 1950s.
Continental drift Theory
Alfred Wegener first developed the theory of continental drift, proposing that the continents were once joined together in a supercontinent called Pangaea. Pangaea formed approximately 300 million years ago and began breaking apart after 100 million years. Wegener provided evidence for continental drift including the apparent fit of coastlines, identical fossils found across oceans, matching rock and mountain structures, and paleoclimate data showing coal in cold regions and glacial evidence in warm regions. However, his ideas were largely rejected during his lifetime.
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Continental drift is the slow movement of continents across the Earth's surface over geological time due to tectonic plate motions. Evidence for continental drift includes: the matching continental outlines of separated continents; matching fossil, rock, and glacial deposits between continents; and paleomagnetic data showing continents have moved over time. The theory of continental drift was proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1915 but was not widely accepted until the 1960s when seafloor spreading and plate tectonics were discovered, providing a mechanism to explain continental drift.
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continental theory and plate tectonic
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- 6. Alfred Wegener In 1910, Wegener formed a hypothesis which stated all the continents were once joined together in a giant landmass. He named this landmass “PANGAEA” German geophysicist and meteorologist
- 11. Wgener’s mechanism for continental drift Earth created a centrifugal force towards the equator “Pole-fleeing force“- Pangaea originated near the south pole and that the centrifugal force of the planet caused the protocontinent to break apart and the resultant continents to drift towards the equator.
- 12. Driving the drift Rotation of the Earth is INSUFFICIENT to move continents. WEGENER’S INABILITY to provide an adequate explanation of the forces responsible for continental drift and the prevailing belief that the earth was solid and immovable resulted in the scientific DISMISSAL OF HIS THEORY.
- 13. Harry Hess Seafloor spreading was proposed as a mechanism to drive the movement of the continents on the basis of symmetrical patterns of reversed and normal magnetic rocks on the sea floor