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In the 1960s to 70s people began the acceptance of continental drift. This was mainly due to the fact that more data and discoveries took place, these included paleomagnetic studies. This is the studying of the record of the Earth's magnetic field in rocks. These showed that continents had moved large distances and indeed had once been together. These also showed that new crust had formed at mid ocean ridges and had then moved apart. Ridges had been discovered and were shown to spread around the world. Russians also discovered that earthquakes, volcanoes and…. Occurred at mid ocean ridges and deep sea trenches which highlighted plate boundaries. One of the final developments was deep sea drilling which took rock samples that showed that the crust increased in age as they got farther away from the deep sea ridges.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe study of Paleomagnetism is what finally proved Alfred Wegner's theory of
continental drift. Paleomagnetism in short discovered identical polarities on either side of the mid-Atlantic ridge. As Earth's magnetic poles switch, more polarities
are added to both sides of the ridge. Just look up: Paleomagnetism and you'll find your answer
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∙ 14y agohis theory was proved by studing the landmases and the climate:)))
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∙ 11y agomountain on continent edges, past climates, shapes of continents, fossils, and coal fields
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∙ 7y agoBy matching rock formations on the eastern edge of the north American continent with those on the western edge of the continent of Africa.
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∙ 13y agoWilliam Hess
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What did Wegener and hypothesis of continental drift propose?
Alfred Wegener's theory was that once the continents had been joined together, and that somehow, the continents had drifted apart. His theory turned out to be right, and his theory's name was, of course, "Continental Drift."
What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to support the theory of Continental Drift?
He noticed how the pieces of the continent fit together, and over time, people discovered species of plants and animals all over the world.
What theory explains how rocks in the earth store energy and release it to cause earthquakes?
The theory of plate tectonics
What 4 evidences did Alfred wegener use to support the continental drift theory in 1912?
-Shape of continents -Fossil evidence -Glacial evidence -Similar rocks found in dfferent continents
What evedince was there for continental drift?
The continental drift was proposed by Alfred Weegener....In the theory continental drift is believing that there is a supercontinent called pangea....The scientist says that the rocks on Africa and in South America are exactly the same...That's all i know about that question...also the same fossils of plants and animals are found in the some of the continents...
What evidence did Alfred wegener have to support his theory of the continental drift?
he had 1.fossils 2.glacial indentations 3.different types of rocks
What did Alfred wegener use?
He used fossils, climates, and rocks.
What additional evidence would help prove the theory of continental drift?
Look up Alfred Wengener, he was the first to descover this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!To prove the idea of Alfred L. Wegener HERE:Wegener used to fit of the continents, the distribution of fossils, the similar sequence of rocks at numerous locations, ancient climates, and the movement of the polar regions.I'm sure with my answer! obejerojamjam@yahoo.com :))
What items did Alfred wegener use?
He used fossils, climates, and rocks.
Who is Alfred wagener?
Alfred Lothar Wegener was a geophysicist and meteorologist. He was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1880 and died in Greenland in 1930. He is known for his advancement with the theory of continental drift in 1912.
Who is Alfred wegener and what did he theorize?
Alfred Wegener was a German geologist from the early 20th century. He was the 1st to theorize continental drift.Plus The evidence he used is that the continents seemed to fit together when you look at a map. He also used matching fossil evidence from the coasts of South America and Africa to prove this. He also did this with rocks from the different continents. One last point he used was ancient climate evidence that matched different areas of the world together at some point in the past. Although he made some groundbreaking theories his work was not widely accepted and was ridiculed by most of the scientific community in his day. This was mostly because he could not come up with a mechanism to explain the movement of the continents. His ideas later paved the way for the now accepted plate tectonics theory
What type of scientist was Alfred Wegener?
He was a man who made up the theory of continental drift. The Theroy was that at one point in history, all the continents were lined up together like a crude jijsaw puzzle, which he called Pangea.
Which one of the following pieces of evidence did Wegener use to support his theory of continental drift?
the age of the rocks in the sea floor is all the same
What did Wegener and hypothesis of continental drift propose?
Alfred Wegener's theory was that once the continents had been joined together, and that somehow, the continents had drifted apart. His theory turned out to be right, and his theory's name was, of course, "Continental Drift."
What did Alfred Wegener suggest about the Earth's surface?
Alfred Wegner proposed the theory of 'continental drift'. He suggested that all the continents had originally been joined together as one landmass, after which they had seperated and slowly drifted along the ocean floors to their current locations. Wegener investigated the apparent match of the coastlines of South America and Africa. The evidence was supported by the rocks in the two continents. The mountains running accross south Africa apeared to match those in Argentine, and there were many types of rock found in the two locatinos.
How did Alfred Wegener use rock and fossil evidence to support his hypothesis-?
Wegener used the fit of the continents, the distribution of fossils, a similar sequence of rocks at numerous locations, ancient climates, and the apparent wandering of the Earth's polar regions to support his idea.http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/pangaea/evidence.htmlin other words rock types and agesRock types and ages.
What evidence did exploration of the ocean floor reveal to further support Wegener's theory?
Exploration of the ocean floor supported Wagner's tectonic plate theory because of the shapes and rocks found on the ocean floor. The shapes and rocks suggested that the continents had indeed once been joined.
