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they move because they grow bigger and move side to side
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What forces move the continents?
Tectonic forces.
The movement of these reshape the earth?
Continents
What layer is MOST responsible for the movement of continents?
The asthenosphere!
What do scientist believe will occur in the next 250 million years with the movement of continents?
The continents will go back to their original position.
How has the movement of continents caused Earth's climate to change?
baseball and collage
What force caused the movement of the continents from one supper continents to their positions?
The convection forces of plate tectonics.
What does the theroy of plate tectonics explain?
it explains y there is volcanoes, earthquakes, and the movement of the continents
What are the theories of the continental drift?
Continental drift is the movement of the earth's continents across the ocean's bed relative to one another. There is no disadvantage as such of this theory however it has certain weaknesses. One of the weakness is that people could not explain the forces that caused these continents to move such great distances.
What forces cause the movement of the continents from one supercontinent to their present positions?
the movement of convection currents in the mantle is the cause of plate motion.
What two forces did Alfred Wegener suggest were responsible for the movement of the continents?
Tidal force and Centrigual Drift
In 1912 Alfred wegener discovered and explained the movement of continents?
yes he did he explained that the continents fit like a puzzle but the scientist did not believe him because he could not explain "how"
Explain what force caused the movement of the continents from one super-continent to their present positions?
Continental drift :)
How has the movement of the continents affected the distribution of species?
what has the movement of the continents done to species
What forces move the continents?
Tectonic forces.
Why was wegners continental drift hypothesis rejected by the scientific community?
because he couldn't explain what forces caused the continents to move... :D yup that's why
Why were Wegener's ideas not immediately accepted by the scientific community?
He could not explain why the continents drifted.
Why did Alfred Wegener get criticism?
1) Most scientists did not believe Wegener's theory and thought it was foolish.] Some critics thought the old theories of giant land bridges could explain the similarities among fossils in South America and Africa. Others argued that Wegener's theory did not explain the forces that would have been needed to move continents to such great distances. Wegener thought that the forces that moved the continents could be the same forces that made earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
