SECTION 17.4 CAUSES OF PLATE MOTION Earth Science 1.
Evidence for Continental Drift Wegener (1915) proposed Pangaea – one large continent existed 200 million years ago Wegener (1915) proposed Pangaea – one.
Plate Tectonics: Continental Drift Plate tectonics is a unifying theory that attempts to explain natural phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes.
CONTINENTAL DRIFT. Alfred L. Wegener Geologist and meteorologist Alfred Wegener noticed similar rocks & fossil remains were found on continents which.
Chapter Menu Chapter Introduction Lesson 1Lesson 1The Continental Drift Hypothesis Lesson 2Lesson 2Development of a Theory Lesson 3Lesson 3The Theory.
Continental Drift. What is continental drift? 1912 Alfred Wegener Hypothesized that- the continents are moving = Continental drift all continents once.
Continental Drift
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THE SHAPING PROCESSES OF OUR EARTH. CONTINENTAL DRIFT “Father” of this theory is Alfred Wegener.
9.3 Bell Ringer Fossils of a fresh water swimming reptile, Mesosaurus (Figure 2) have been found on the east coast of southern Brazil and the west coast.
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Earth Science Chapter 17: Plate Tectonics. Section 1 – Drifting Continents.
