Continental Drift Flashcards
1
Q
Who came up with the idea of continental drift?
A
German scientist Alfred wegener
2
Q
When was it first studied?
A
1912
3
Q
What did he call the landmass?
A
Pangaea
4
Q
When did he say that they reached their present day locations?
A
65 million years ago
5
Q
When was his theory proven?
A
His theory was proven in 1963 when earth scientists discovered that convection currents in mantle caused plates to move
6
Q
What theory explains the movement of plates?
A
Plate tectonics
