Continental drift refers to the idea that the present continents once formed a single. giant continent called Pangaea, and since that time have been slowly drifting apart. In 1915 the originator of this idea, the German meteorologist Alfred Wegener, was impressed by the close resemblance of coastl...
1.Continental drift refers to the idea that the present continents once formed a single. giant continent called Pangaea, and since that time have been slowly drifting apart. In 1915 the originator of this idea, the German meteorologist Alfred Wegener, was impressed by the close resemblance of co...
1.Continental drift refers to the idea that the present continents once formed a single. giant continent called Pangaea, and since that time have been slowly drifting apart. In 1915 the originator of this idea, the German meteorologist Alfred Wegener, was impressed by the close resemblance of co...
Were the Earth a sphere, then two identical continental margins could be brought into coincidence by a single finite rotation around an axis through the Earth's center. The diametrically opposite points where the axis cuts the surface are known as therotation poles. This property of rotations on...
Learn about Continental Drift and the evidence behind the theory. Explore Alfred Wegener's hypothesis regarding the causes and effects of...
Scientists discovered evidence for the mechanism of continual drift. Learn about the lithosphere, plates, and faults, and consider the evidence in support of the continental drift theory. Background on the Ground Alfred Wegener was the developer of a new theory of the earth's surface called ...
Long before the theory of plate tectonics provided a mechanism for continental drift and before the German climatologist Alfred Wegener proposed an original supercontinent he called Pangea, the idea that the continents had drifted apart had been suggested by a creationist, Antonio Snider. He was struc...
question 1 of 3 Why would Alfred Wegener have been happy to learn that there was evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics? Because it could explain how continents sitting on top of tectonic plates could move apart, which supported his theory of continental drift. ...
Acknowledgements We would like to acknowledge the generosity and support of the Alfred Wegener Institute for the use of their facilities at the Wadden Sea Station on Sylt, with special thanks to Ragnhild Asmus. This work also benefitted from the diligent work of Zoe Sandwith and Luke Melas-...
This publication is a contribution to the Research Programme PACES II, Topic 3 (The earth system from a polar perspective: data, modelling and synthesis) of the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar und Marine Research (AWI). The study used samples and data provided by AWI (...