Rates of Plate Movement Rates of Plate Movement The strips of normal and reverse magnetic field that parallel the mid-oceanic ridges help scientists determine the rates of plate movement.…
Force for the Plate Movement Force for the Plate Movement At the time that Wegener proposed his theory of continental drift, most scientists believed that the earth was a solid,…
Plate Boundary and it’s Types A tectonic or plate boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth’s…
Concept of Sea Floor Spreading The concept of Sea Floor Spreading The post-drift studies provided substantial information that was not available at the time Wegener put forth his concept of…
Plate Tectonics Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth’s external shell is separated into numerous plates that glide over the mantle, the rocky internal layer above the…
Ocean Floor Configuration Ocean Floor Configuration The ocean floor may be segmented into three major divisions based on the depth as well as the forms of relief. These…
Post-Drift Studies Post-Drift Studies It is interesting to note that for continental drift, the majority of the facts were collected from the continental areas in the form…
Evidence in Support of the Continental Drift Evidence in Support of the Continental Drift Continental Drift is the slow movement of the continents across the earth’s surface through geographical time. Continental drift…
Force for Drifting Force for Drifting Wegener suggested that the movement accountable for the drifting of the continents was caused by pole-fleeing force and tidal force. Wegener’s thought…
Continental Drift Continental Drift is the slow movement of the continents across the earth’s surface through geographical time. Observe the shape of the seashore of the Atlantic…