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What is proposed that the earth was once a super continent?

plate tectonics


Who is a famous scientist involed with plate tectonics?

Alfred Wegener is a famous scientist involved with the theory of plate tectonics. He proposed the theory of continental drift in the early 20th century, which eventually led to the development of the modern theory of plate tectonics.


What was the theory proposed and initally rejected by Alfred Wegener?

The theory of continental drift and plate tectonics


How did Antarctica first get there?

Plate tectonics.


What is the name of the person who is normally associated with the plate tectonics theory?

Alfred Wegener is the person normally associated with the plate tectonics theory. He proposed the theory of continental drift in the early 20th century, which later evolved into the modern understanding of plate tectonics.


Who were the scientists that put this theory of plate tectonics together?

The theory of plate tectonics was developed by a combination of scientists, including Alfred Wegener, who proposed the idea of continental drift, and Harry Hess, who proposed the idea of seafloor spreading. Their work was later expanded upon by researchers like Fred Vine, Drummond Matthews, and J. Tuzo Wilson, leading to the development of the modern theory of plate tectonics.


Who discovered subduction?

The concept of subduction was first proposed by Canadian geophysicist J. Tuzo Wilson in the 1960s. He suggested that one tectonic plate can move beneath another plate at convergent plate boundaries. This idea revolutionized our understanding of plate tectonics and the processes shaping the Earth's crust.


How do volcanoes help plate tectonics?

Volcanoes don't help plate tectonics; volcanoes are the result of plate tectonics.


What is The theory that describes large scales movements of the lithosphere called?

Plate tectonics


What is similarities tectonics and theory of the continental drift?

Tectonics is the large scale processes effecting the crust. The large scale process that is accepted to be occurring is plate tectonics (crust separated into plates that move and interact). The theory of continental drift suggested that continents moved however it never proposed a mechanism, plate tectonics is that mechanism that explains what alfred wegener saw. So back to your question similarities between what i think you mean modern tectonics i.e. plate tectonics and continental drift is that they both suggest the crust is moving.


What scientist who first proposed the theory that the continents drifted?

Alfred Wegener was the scientist who first proposed the theory of continental drift, which later developed into the theory of plate tectonics. He suggested that the continents were once joined together in a single supercontinent called Pangaea and have since drifted apart.


Which has not been proposed as a mechanism of plate motions?

The idea that plate motions are caused by electromagnetic forces has not been widely proposed as a mechanism of plate motions. The most accepted mechanism is the theory of plate tectonics, which suggests that plate motions result from the movement of convection currents in the Earth's mantle. Other proposed mechanisms include ridge push, slab pull, and mantle plumes.