Alfred Wegner Flashcards
1
Q
what was the theory that Alfred Wegner had proposed?
A
continental drift theory
2
Q
what was the continental drift theory?
A
motion by which the tectonic plates can move relative to each other
3
Q
what was the evidence of the continental drift theory?
A
matching rock layers, plant fossils, animal fossils on different continents were once joined in one big continent
4
Q
what was his theory modified to?
A
Plate Tectonics
5
Q
what was the Plate Tectonics theory?
A
that continents aren’t drifting aimlessly but are drive by the convection currents in the mantle
