GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

TECTONICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
proposed by Alfred Wegener, that the continents were once joined together and have since drifted apart
A
theory of plate tectonics
B
tectonic plates
C
plate boundary
D
theory of continental drift
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Alfred Wegener in Greenland. Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth’s land masses are in constant motion. The realization that Earth’s land masses move was first proposed by Alfred Wegener, which he called continental drift.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the early 20th century, Wegener published a paper explaining his theory that the continental landmasses were “drifting” across the Earth, sometimes plowing through oceans and into each other. He called this movement continental drift.

Detailed explanation-3: -They all existed as a single continent called Pangea. Pangea first began to be torn apart when a three-pronged fissure grew between Africa, South America, and North America.

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