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plate tectonic theory
plate tectonic theory
The idea that Earth's lithosphere is divided into large moving sections is called the theory of plate tectonics. This theory explains how the Earth's lithosphere is broken into several plates that shift and interact with each other, resulting in various geological phenomena like earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain formation.
Plate tectonics
They now think that the continents are moving because of tectonic plates and how they move, or drift, apart.
Continental Drift happened, when the tectonic plates in the earth shifted, and pushed the lithosphere up, causing our continents to split.
The theory that explains how continents move apart is called plate tectonics. This theory suggests that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into several rigid plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere below. These plates can move relative to each other, causing continents to separate due to processes such as seafloor spreading at divergent plate boundaries.
Alfred Wegener
The theory that Earth's continents move over time is called plate tectonics. This theory explains the movement of Earth's lithosphere and the formation of features like mountains, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
Alfred Wegener called his theory of moving continents "continental drift." He proposed that Earth's continents were once joined together in a single supercontinent called Pangea, which later broke apart and drifted to their current positions.
The action of continents drifting apart from each other is called, "Continental Drift". It is no longer a theory, as it has been proven to be so. Of course, as certain continents move apart from each other, they also are moving closer to other continents.