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There once was a theory that the earths layer was like a skin, they believed that the skin and earth was shrinking but this theory was forgotten after Alfred Wenger realised that the earth was built up of tectonic plates
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Emmy Street
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it is where the earth is shrinking with everything else
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How much does the earth grow each day?
Well actually the earth is shrinking scientists say because the core is cooling. SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT!
What are the Diastrophic movements of the earth?
*Plate tectonic theory *continental drift theory *convection theory *expansion theory theories of diastrophism and diastrophic movements of the earth have the same meaning
What theory explains that the earth's crust is made up of plates?
a theory called Earth Crust Displacement (ECD)
Does the big bang theory suggest the moment at which the earth formed?
No. The Big Bang theory is an explanation on the formation of the universe. Earth did not form until billions of years later.
What does Al Gore's 'Earth in the balance' mean?
He means the earth is in danger of a lot of things that he is trying to propose as a theory. There are arguments about this subject. He means the earth is in danger of a lot of things that he is trying to propose as a theory. There are arguments about this subject.
Did Alfred Wegner provide evidence from land forms and climate in support of his theory of the shrinking Earth?
Alfred Wegner developed the theory of plate tectonics, not a theory of a shrinking Earth. The Earth is not shrinking and no scientific theory has ever proposed that it is.
How does the shrinking earth theory link with the crust?
Because, if the earth is shrinking then the crust has to shrink aswell. Common Sense really.
What is contraction theory of diastrophism?
The contraction theory of diastrophism is that Earth is shrinking. The Earth cooling and the pressure is causing it to buckle and bend into a smaller volume.
Is it true that Alfred wegner provided evidence from landforms and climate in support of his theory of the shrinking earth?
true
Is it true that Alfred wegener provided evidence from landforms fossils and climate to support his theory of the shrinking earth?
true
Why isn't the earth shrinking?
It's called "physics". We could possibly be more specific if you told us why you thought the Earth ought to be shrinking.
What evidence supports the idea that the earth is neither growing nor shrinking size?
The physical mass of Earth isn't changing. The amount of habitable land is shrinking due to rising seas & advancing deserts.
Why did people believe that the features of the earth were caused by the crust shrinking?
Because they were dumb
Why is fresh water a limeted resource?
because of its only1% availability on earth and shrinking
Who is the author of 'theory of the earth'?
The author of 'theory of the earth' is James Hutton.
What is the die theory of the earth?
The "Die Theory" is obviously when the earth dies...
When the theory that the sun goes earth was replace with the theory that earth goes around the sun?
When the theory that the Sun goes around the Earth was replaced with the theory that the Earth goes around the Sun, it was called a paradigm shift.
