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Q: What is one way in which the contintal drift hypothesis and the plate tectonic thery differ?
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What is the primary force that cause the seafloor to spread and continental to drift?

Contintal plates


How did Wegener come up with his theory of contintal drift?

When he saw that the plates could fit.


Why didn't scientists believe Alfred wegeners theory abotu contintal drift?

because he was a fat battyboy


What was wegners hypothesis?

The hypothesis you are looking for is continental drift.


How did Switzerland get where it is today?

Tectonic drift.


What is Alfred wengeners first discover as an scientist?

Alfred Has Been Working On The Contintal Drift For A Long Time And Scientist Are Stilll Trying To Prove The Continental Drift. So The Continental Drift Is His First Discovery...,(:.!? --- Jocelyn !!


Wegener's continental drift hypothesis was weakened because a viable mechanism for moving the continents was lacking?

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.


Explain Harry Hess contribution to Plate Tectonic Theory?

Harry Hess developed the idea of sea floor spreading. Which help better prove Alfred Wegener's Continental Drift Hypothesis.


Do fossils and rocks support the hypothesis of continental drift?

yes it does, one fossil plant that helped support the hypothesis of the conentental drift is glossopteris.


Why was Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift not taken seriously by most geologists?

Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift not taken seriously


What is a synonym for continental drift hypothesis?

ll


What is the result of tectonic activity?

Tectonic activity has a number of consequences, which include continental drift, earthquakes, and volcanoes.