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What is the theory of plate tectonics What is the theory of continental drift?
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How is theory of plate tectonics similar to the continental drift?
continental drift is caused by plate tectonics
What was the continental drift theory replaced by in 1967?
The continental drift theory was replaced by the theory of plate tectonics.
What theory was the forerunner of the theory of plate tectonics?
Continental drift
What is the mechanism that causes the continents to move called?
It is called the theory of plate tectonics.
What is the name of the theory that supported the continental drift?
Plate Tectonics.
Which theory supports the idea of continental drift?
plate tectonics
What theory replaced Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?
I think that continetal drift replaced his theory
Does the theory of plate tectonics contain both seafloor spreading and continental drift?
Yes. The theory of plate tectonics is very broad, and it covers seafloor spreading, continental drift, plate boundaries and so on.
What ideas from the theory of plate tectonics add to the theory of continental drift?
earthquakes and volcanoes Do you know how to explain the theory of the continental drift?
How can continental drift be used in a sentence?
The idea of continental drift has been subsumed by the theory of plate tectonics.
Describe the relationship of continental drift and plate tectonics?
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...
What is the therory that explains the movement of tectonic plates?
The crustal movement of the plates in the earth are not completely understood by scientist and considered a phenomenon. It is an accepted theory that the strength of the water in contrast to the weakness of the land make the movement of the plates.
