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.
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.
The idea of continental drift has been subsumed by the theory of plate tectonics.
Continental Drift is causing the continents to move around.
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.
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.
I think that continetal drift replaced his theory
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.
The continental drift theory was replaced by the theory of plate tectonics.
the Continental Drift Theory is the slow movement of the Earths continents. A.K.A the continents drift
No, only Continental Drift Theory.
Continental Drift
continental drift is caused by plate tectonics
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.
The main problem with Wegners theory of continental drift was that at the time he proposed it he had no real proof.
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