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Could the earth's magnetic poles be the cause of continental drift?
No, the Earth's magnetic poles are not responsible for continental drift. Continental drift is primarily driven by the movement of tectonic plates in the Earth's lithosphere. The Earth's magnetic field does play a role in plate tectonics through magnetic stripes on the ocean floor, but it is not the primary cause of continental drift.
Did Alfred Wegener make sea floor spreading?
He is credited with coming up with the theory of continental drift.
What is another name for the Continental Drift theory?
Another name for the Continental Drift theory is "Plate Tectonics." This theory explains the movement of Earth's lithosphere plates over the asthenosphere.
What do scientist think now might be possible cause of continental drift?
They think a possible cause of continental drift is because of seafloor spreading and the water currents below the continents. +++ You are sort of on the right track, but not near enough to have helped the 9 people Answers had already counted! Sea-floor spreading is part of continental drift, and the currents are not in water, but in the viscous rock Mantle.
The continental drift hypothesis was rejected because?
the mechanism for continental drift was not well understood at the time, and there was no evidence to support the idea of continents moving. It wasn't until the theory of plate tectonics was developed that the idea of continental drift became widely accepted.
What is the key to understanding continental drift?
sea floor spreading
What does sea-floor spreading have to do with the continental drift theory?
If you move the continents appart (or togther), then you need to create (or destroy) seal floor to do this.Thus there must be structures on the sea floor that relate to the process of continental drift/movement (and there are).
What do scientist think caused Continental drift?
Sea-floor spreading
What theory combined sea floor spreading and continental drift?
Plate Tectonics
Differentiate the continental drift plate tectonics sun floor spreading?
DAVID NHIEU IS HOT.
The ways that fossils helped support the hypothesis of continental drift?
Because of sea floor spreading
Could the earth's magnetic poles be the cause of continental drift?
No, the Earth's magnetic poles are not responsible for continental drift. Continental drift is primarily driven by the movement of tectonic plates in the Earth's lithosphere. The Earth's magnetic field does play a role in plate tectonics through magnetic stripes on the ocean floor, but it is not the primary cause of continental drift.
Is it true that plate tectonics combines the concepts of sea-floor spreading and continental drift?
yes its true
Which piece of evidence did Alfred Wegener used to develop the theory of continental drift?
hotspots on the ocean floor
Wegeners hypothesis of continental drift was finally confirmed by?
evidence supporting the idea of sea-floor spreading.
Summarize the ways that fossils helped support the hypothesis of the continental drift?
Because of sea floor spreading
Did Alfred Wegener make sea floor spreading?
He is credited with coming up with the theory of continental drift.
