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The idea of continental drift has been subsumed by the theory of plate tectonics.

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33 What was the name of the floral fossils Wegener used for the idea of continental drift?

The name of the floral fossils Wegner used for the idea of continental drift was glossopteris. Alfred Wegner used the continental drift as a way to explain the continental shapes.


Can you use the word continental drift in a sentence?

Continental Drift is causing the continents to move around.


What is a sentence with the word continental?

Continental drift occurs very slowly. That restaurant serves raditional continental cuisine.


Where can a person find a sentence for the word Continental Drift?

One possible sentence for the term "continental drift" could be: "The theory of continental drift suggests that the Earth's continents were once joined together as a single supercontinent called Pangaea and have since moved apart over millions of years."


What was a plant used for evidence for continental drift?

their roots


What is the very slow movement of the continents is called?

Continental Drift


What is a good sentence for continental drift?

The term 'continental crust' is a compound noun, a word for therelatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses. A noun functions in a sentence as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition. Examples:Bobby has no idea what a continental crust is. I explained to him that continental crust is land (territory).


What was used in support of the continental drift hypothesis?

composition of meteorites


When you right continental drift does it have to be capitalized?

No, only Continental Drift Theory.


Can a cyclone create continental drift?

No; continental drift is a geological process.


What does provide evidence for continental drift?

Is there a list? Continental drift is real, so religious fanatics don't provide evidence for continental drift.


Which was used by Wegner to establish the continental drift?

Alfred Wegener used evidence from the fit of continents, distribution of fossils, rock types, and ancient climate data to support his theory of continental drift.