The theory is called the Continental Drift Theory. That means that over a long period of time the continents shifted away from each other and formed the earth that we see today. The continents are able to shift and move because they lie on tectonic plates, which are sub-layers that move and float. Tectonic plates cause earthquakes and volcanoes.
The theory you are looking for is Plate Tectonics. Go to sources and links under this to find the link to the Wikipedia Plate tectonics page.
Continents are basically floating. And like anything that floats, they drift.
water drift planets away from each other
because of their tectonic plates
Sea- floor spreading
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because of continental drift
There aren't any continents
because the continents keep moving every day, that is how the continents got the way they are right now.and they will keep on moving a continental drift is when the continents were all joined together and they use to call it panagaea. one day the continents started to spleet up into two continents and they were call gondwana and laurasia. after a few years they started to separate into groups. so a continental drift is when continents are moving. for example every year it Australia move 5 cm.
Yes, they could not find a reason that would cause the movements of the continents. Now, scientists have discovered that the continents don't drift, but rather they are carried by tectonic plates.
First of all continental drift happened after Pangea. Pangea was a time when all of the continents were formed together. Then platetectonics moved which caused earth quakes. The earth quakes made the continents drift, and is called continental drift. To learn more on continental drifts and plate tectonics visit http;//www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001765.html
the Continental Drift Theory is the slow movement of the Earths continents. A.K.A the continents drift
le continetal drift is explains by the position of the continents.
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Its the whole idea of "continental drift." In this process tectonics plates spread apart making the continents drift.
Continental drift.
One theory is plate tectonics, which suggests that Earth's continents drifted apart from a single landmass called Pangaea. Another theory is continental drift, proposed by Alfred Wegener, which suggests that continents move due to the movement of the Earth's tectonic plates. Both theories provide insights into the geologic history and formation of Earth's continents.
The slow movement of continents is known as plate tectonics. This process involves the movement and interaction of large sections of the Earth's outer shell, or plates, over time. Plate tectonics is responsible for shaping the Earth's surface through processes such as sea floor spreading, subduction, and continental drift.
How about this: continents drift. That's about as short as I can make it.