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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
CHAPTER 7 SECTION 2 Restless Continents · SECTION2 Restless Continents Plate Tectonics Name Class Date ... a German scientist named Alfred Wegener made this same observation. Based
Plate Tectonics—a Unifying Theory Chapter 3 -Alfred Wegener: German meteoreologist first proposed basis in 1924 -recognized: jigsaw fit of continents,
ALFRED WEGENER & HARRY HESS - Island School History...Alfred Wegener produced evidence in 1912 that the continents are in motion, but because he could not explain what forces could
Plate Tectonics. Pangea 1912 – Alfred Wegener 1912 – Alfred Wegener Theory: All of the continents Theory: All of the continents were connected as one
· PDF filebetween the drifting continents. 4. Evidence to prove continental drift was discussed decades after Wegener's death. Discussion Question
Alfred Wegener ( Alfred Wegener (VAYG-uh-nur) Continental drift –the claim that all of the continents were once together, forming one large continent called
Bellringer What three specific types of evidence did Wegener study that led to him creating the idea that the continents had moved?
Lesson 3.3 Guide › remote... · Wegener noticed that the edges of some continents seem to match up like puzzle pieces. Wegener’s Legacy Wegener found evidence that the Earth’s
· The German scientist Alfred Wegener studied whether Earth's continents move. 2. Wegener proposed that all continents were once part of a single supercontinent called Pangaea
Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor. Continental Drift Theory proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1912 Continents once formed a single landmass
PLATE TECTONICS. Alfred Wegener (1880-1930) Alfred Wegener (1880-1930) The Origin of Continents and Oceans (1915)
A German scientist named Alfred Wegener proposed a hypothesis called the continental drift. Alfred Wegener hypothesized that the continents once were
Plate Tectonics Alfred Wegener – early 1900s proposed the concept of Continental Drift- the continents were once joined a large super continent called
The Drifting Continents Alfred Wegener developed a … · The Drifting Continents In early 1915, the German scientist Alfred Wegener developed a theory that the continents once formed
Drifting Continents Did Pangea Exist?. The Theory of Continental Drift A German scientist named Alfred Wegener formed the hypothesis that the continents
Unifying Theory - Web.nmsu.eduweb.nmsu.edu/~dshearer/geology/02_PlateTect/M02-PlateTectonics… · Early explanation of motion/drift Wegener (1915) suggested continents drifted (floated)
Who was Alfred Wegener? Alfred Wegener was a young German scientist who in 1910 proposed that the continents moved. What was Wegener’s hypothesis?
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 First proposed continental drift hypothesis in 1915 Published The Origin of Continents and Oceans Continental drift hypothesis
Plate Tectonics Chapter 17. The Earth’s Drifting Continents German scientist Alfred Wegener, 1900’s proposed the Theory of Continental Drift It was
Continental Drift. What is continental drift? 1912 Alfred Wegener Hypothesized that- the continents are moving = Continental drift all continents once
Plate Tectonics Chapter 19. Alfred Wegener Proposed hypothesis in 1915 Published The Origin of Continents and Oceans Continental drift hypothesis Supercontinent
Plate Tectonics. Alfred Wegener Published The Origin of Continents and Oceans (1915) Father of “Continental Drift”
Drifting Continents and Spreading · PDF fileDrifting Continents and Spreading Seas The Road To Plate Tectonics. Alfred Wegener and the Continental Drift hypothesis: ... documents
The Drifting Continents Alfred Wegener developed a theory ...hmxearthscience.com/Warehouse/geology/documents/plate tectonics... · The Drifting Continents In early 1915, the German
Continental Drift Drifting Continents Continental drift is the idea that continents are moving very slowly, parallel to Earth’s surface. Alfred Wegener
Platetechtonics. Continental Drift The theory discovered by Alfred Wegener that states the continents were once connected but later drifted apart to their
Laboratory #7: Plate Tectonics - PBworkszimearth.pbworks.com/f/PlateTectonicsLaboratory.pdf · continents do not move independently of the oceans as Wegener envisioned, ... continent
Plate Tectonics The theory of plate tectonics was first proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1910. Wegener noticed that the shorelines of the continents seemed
