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Strengths are the fact that the continents all fit like a puzzle. Also, there are many evidences that support the theory.
One, coal deposits (usually found in tropical climates) were found in the North Pole. Alfred Wegener concluded that NP could have been located near the equator when it was part of Pangaea.
Two, fossils of the same species were found in South America and South Africa. These organisms could not have travelled over the vast seas of present day. The only way to explain it was that these two pieces of land were connected.
Three, there were signs of glaciation at South America and Africa and the patterns of the striae left behind are similar in both continents, leading Alfred to believe they were connected.
Weakness was that people could not explain the forces or mechanism that caused these continents to move such great distances, until the 1960s, when plate tectonics was introduced.
I can't find/think of any more weaknesses but I hope this has helped brother. Peace.
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What theory did Alfred wegner introduce?
Alfred Wegener introduced the theory of continental drift, which proposed that Earth's continents were once joined together as a single supercontinent called Pangea and have since moved to their current positions. This theory laid the foundation for the development of the modern theory of plate tectonics.
How can continental drift be used in a sentence?
The idea of continental drift has been subsumed by the theory of plate tectonics.
Can you use the word continental drift in a sentence?
Continental Drift is causing the continents to move around.
The theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart is called what?
The theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart is called "continental drift." This theory was proposed by Alfred Wegener in the early 20th century and later developed into the theory of plate tectonics.
What is the name of the theory that led to the theory of plate tectonics?
The theory that led to the theory of plate tectonics is called continental drift. Proposed by Alfred Wegener in the early 20th century, continental drift suggested that continents were once joined together and have since drifted apart to their current positions on Earth's surface.
What theory replaced Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?
I think that continetal drift replaced his theory
Why is the continental drift theory a theory and not a scientific law?
The Continental Drift theory is a theory because there is no evidence to support it. Alfred Wegener developed the Continental Drift theory in the 1800's.
What was the continental drift theory replaced by in 1967?
The continental drift theory was replaced by the theory of plate tectonics.
What is the volcanic and the drift continental theory?
the Continental Drift Theory is the slow movement of the Earths continents. A.K.A the continents drift
When you right continental drift does it have to be capitalized?
No, only Continental Drift Theory.
The theory that continents can drift apart from oneanother?
Continental Drift
How is theory of plate tectonics similar to the continental drift?
continental drift is caused by plate tectonics
In the 1930s the theory of continental drift was formed?
The theory of continental drift did originate in the 1930s. Continental drift asserts that the continents were once a single landmass called Pangaea that drifted apart over time.
What was the major problem with wegners theory of continental drift?
The main problem with Wegners theory of continental drift was that at the time he proposed it he had no real proof.
What theory was the forerunner of the theory of plate tectonics?
Continental drift
What is the theory of plate tectonics What is the theory of continental drift?
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What are the meaning of a cuntinental drift theory?
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