The Earth's crust is fragmented into large pieces called plates, some of which carry the continents. These plates overlie the mantle, which is solid, but under such tremendous pressure that in many ways it behaves like a liquid. Heat from the Earth's core causes convection currents in the mantle, and these cause the plates to move around over millions of years. This movement is often referred to as continental drift because the relative positions of the continents change because of it.
Earth is liquid inside. The liquid is a mixture of hot, melted metals and other elements and constantly moves because of temperature changes, just like air and water currents. The Earth's crust rests on the liquid interior and because the liquid moves, the crust moves as well. Since the crusts consists of individual plates, these plates move against each other and collide or subdue other plates. This is why continents change and move and how mountain ranges such as the Andes, Alps, Himalaya and Rocky Mountains came to be.
The continetal drift occurs because of underwater volcanoes. As the maga is released underwater, it cools and hardens. Over 200 million years passed and the hardened magma had slowly pushed apart the super continent, Pangea.
1. it didnt happen, its happening right now (the continents move 2cm each year) and 2. its due to the techtonic plates floating on the magma (lava) which is moving in convection currants (hot stuff moves up, cold stuff moves down)
Well have a look at Wegner's theory. New crust forms at the bottom of the ocean, between two older crust, which pushes them apart, and therefore continents apart two. Evidence to prove this has happened during time is to look at the crusts magnetic poles. Over time it's spread at the same time as the Polar Shifts, so it would go from NS to SN and then NS and so on, and will continue to.
Continental drift is a result of convection currents in the mantle causing the continents to move.
tectonic plate movements
Tectonic Plates
Alfred Wegener Proved The theory of Continental Drift.
I think that continetal drift replaced his theory
Continental drift is explained by the science of plate tectonics.
Seafloor-spreading is the cause of continental drift
The relationship of continental drift and plate tectonics is that the plate tectonics move and are under the ground and the continental drift is on the top of earth...
The reason is because of glacial desposits. The other reason is because of ice bergs and continental drift.
Continental Drift
His evidence was incorrect.
Ang continental drift sa Tagalog ay "pook ng pagdidrift ng kontinente." Ito ang konsepto na ang mga kontinente ay nagsi-slide patungo o palayo sa isa't isa dahil sa paggalaw ng mga tectonic plates sa ilalim ng crust ng daigdig. Ito ang nagdudulot ng pagbabago sa hugis ng mga kontinente sa paglipas ng milyon-milyong taon.
Mountains are not there for any reason, except because of continental drift.
No; continental drift is a geological process.
No, only Continental Drift Theory.
Is there a list? Continental drift is real, so religious fanatics don't provide evidence for continental drift.
Alfred Wegener Proved The theory of Continental Drift.
I think that continetal drift replaced his theory
Continental drift is explained by the science of plate tectonics.
D) Continental drift, Pangea