Continental Drift – Review (Teacher)
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Who proposed the theory of continental drift?
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Alfred Wegner
What does the theory of Continental Drift suggest? It suggests that our present continents
were previously joined together to form a supercontinent. They have since broken apart.
What evidence supported this theory?
Coastal fit, matching fossil assemblages, ancient
climatic banding, matching geology/rocks, magnetic banding
What is the main problem with this theory? The mechanism for movement of continents
didn’t work.
The continent of Australia is moving northward at the same rate as your fingernails grow.
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