Who proposed the Continental Drift Theory?
Continental Drift Study Jam

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Alfred Wegener
2.
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What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?
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Pangea
3.
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What theory explains that parts of the Earth's crust drift atop a liquid core?
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Continental Drift Theory
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What are the three types of evidence supporting Alfred Wegener's Theory?
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Fossils, Land forms, and Climate
5.
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Why was the Continental Drift Theory initially not well received by scientists?
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Scientists did not know the force responsible for moving the continents.
6.
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What is the definition of Continental Drift?
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The gradual movement of the continents across the Earth's surface.
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What geological feature is formed by the movement of tectonic plates?
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Earthquakes and mountains.
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