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• Continental Drift • The theory by Alfred Wegener that continents can drift apart form one another and have done so in the past.

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Vocabulary

• convergent boundary • The area where two tectonic plates push into one another.

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Vocabulary

• convergent boundary • The area where two tectonic plates push into one another.

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Vocabulary

• divergent boundaries • The area where two tectonic plates move away from one another.

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Vocabulary

• divergent boundaries • The area where two tectonic plates move away from one another.

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Vocabulary

• transform boundaries • The area where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

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Vocabulary

• transform boundaries • The area where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

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Vocabulary

• constructive forces • Forces that build up, or add to the surface of the Earth.

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Vocabulary

• deconstructive forces • Forces that wear down, or take away material from the surface of the Earth.


Plate Tectonics BY Joey Huster. Section 1: Pangean History Alfred Wegener developed a theory of continental drift and all the continents being together.

Plate Tectonics BY Joey Huster. Section 1: Pangean History Alfred Wegener developed a theory of continental drift and all the continents being together.

Continental drift: an idea before its time Alfred Wegener First proposed hypothesis, 1915 Published The Origin of Continents and Oceans Continental.

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Unifying Theory - Web.nmsu.eduweb.nmsu.edu/~dshearer/geology/02_PlateTect/M02-PlateTectonics… · Early explanation of motion/drift Wegener (1915) suggested continents drifted (floated)

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Wegener-Continental Drift

Wegener 1880-1930 earthobservatory.nasa.gov Alfred Wegener first proposed the theory of continental drift.

Wegener 1880-1930 earthobservatory.nasa.gov Alfred Wegener first proposed the theory of continental drift.

The Dynamic Earth and Plate Tectonics. Early Ideas on a moving Earth Alfred Wegener proposed idea: “Continental Drift” – Stated that all continents used.

The Dynamic Earth and Plate Tectonics. Early Ideas on a moving Earth Alfred Wegener proposed idea: “Continental Drift” – Stated that all continents used.

Proposed by Alfred Wegener German scientist – 1912 Not accepted by scientific community until 1930’s Theory of Continental Drift All the continents were.

Proposed by Alfred Wegener German scientist – 1912 Not accepted by scientific community until 1930’s Theory of Continental Drift All the continents were.

A German scientist named Alfred Wegener proposed a hypothesis called the continental drift. Alfred Wegener hypothesized that the continents once were.

A German scientist named Alfred Wegener proposed a hypothesis called the continental drift. Alfred Wegener hypothesized that the continents once were.

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Evidence for Continental Drift Jigsaw Puzzle fit of continents Alfred Wegener during Greenland expedition.

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Drift Wegener move gaea - Weebly

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Continental Drift Mobile Continents Alfred Wegener: Continental Drift in 1915 German geophysicist and meteorologist. He suggested that a single super-continent.

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Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor. Continental Drift Theory proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1912 Continents once formed a single landmass.

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OCN 201: Continental Drift...Theory of Continental Drift (Alfred L. Wegener, 1912) • Continents are moving laterally across the face of the Earth • Continents were joined together

OCN 201: Continental Drift...Theory of Continental Drift (Alfred L. Wegener, 1912) • Continents are moving laterally across the face of the Earth • Continents were joined together

Alfred Wegener ( Alfred Wegener (VAYG-uh-nur) Continental drift –the claim that all of the continents were once together, forming one large continent called.

Alfred Wegener ( Alfred Wegener (VAYG-uh-nur) Continental drift –the claim that all of the continents were once together, forming one large continent called.