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The Atlantic Ocean is expanding. Plate tectonics are driving the eastern New World and the western Old World farther apart.
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What theory combined sea floor spreading and continental drift?
Plate Tectonics
What is fact about plate tectonics?
An ancient ocean (Tethys Sea), opened to split Pangea in two.
Why do continents drift?
The theory is called the Continental Drift Theory. That means that over a long period of time the continents shifted away from each other and formed the earth that we see today. The continents are able to shift and move because they lie on tectonic plates, which are sub-layers that move and float. Tectonic plates cause earthquakes and volcanoes.
Which theory suggested that the earth was once a single supercontinent that gradually broke up into the continents that we know today?
Sea floor spreading Subduction Plate tectonics Continental sift theory
What evidence supports the theory of plate tectonics?
The shape of the continents, the distribution of earthquakes, the symmetric magnetic banding of the sea floor ether side of the mid oceanic ridges, the mid oceanic ridges, back arc basins, deep sea trenches, the fiery ring of the Pacific, The distribution and chemistry of volcanoes, atolls, paleo magnetism, fossil evidence and the distribution of species. (there may be more evidence).
What forces drive sea floor spreading?
in plate tectonics
What are examples of the theory of plate tectonics?
Sea floor spreading
The theory describing the movement of the earth's continents is known as . ridge push slab pull sea-floor spreading plate tectonics?
plate tectonics.
The theory describing the movement of the earth's continents is known as . plate tectonics ridge push slab pull sea-floor spreading?
plate tectonics.
What is the importance of the discovery of deep-sea drilling in understanding the current theory of plate tectonics?
The discovery of deep-sea drilling is important in understanding plate tectonics because it provides direct evidence of the movement of Earth's tectonic plates. By studying the rock samples obtained from deep-sea drilling, scientists can analyze the age and composition of the oceanic crust, which supports the theory of plate tectonics and helps explain how the Earth's surface is constantly changing and evolving.
What theory combined sea floor spreading and continental drift?
Plate Tectonics
Why do mountains occur along side of the red sea?
Due to plate tectonics.
Can faults and plates or plate tectonics be removed?
No. If they were we would all be at the bottom of the sea.
What is a process in which new sea floor forms as older sea floor is pulled apart?
Plate tectonics.
What is a process in which new sea floors forms as older sea floor is pulled apart?
Plate tectonics.
When was the plate tectonics theory accepted?
it wasnt accepted. Wegener's theory of continetal drift wasnt accepted. the theory of plate tectonics was created when scientists discovered about sea floor spreading and magnetic reversals. but i dont know when the theory of plate tectonics was created. so you can ask about that.
What did the theory of plate tectonics replace?
The theory of plate tectonics replaced the older theory of continental drift. It provided a more comprehensive explanation for the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates and the processes that shape our planet's surface.
