EARTH SCIENCE
TECTONICS
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Question
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Scientists think the continents once formed a large, single landmass that broke apart, and the continents slowly drifted to their present locations. What is the name given to this hypothesis?
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continental rise
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continental drift
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continental shelf
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continental slope
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Continental drift describes one of the earliest ways geologists thought continents moved over time. Today, the theory of continental drift has been replaced by the science of plate tectonics.
Detailed explanation-2: -Continental drift is the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations.
Detailed explanation-3: -Alfred Wegener proposed that the continents were once united into a single supercontinent named Pangaea, meaning all earth in ancient Greek. He suggested that Pangaea broke up long ago and that the continents then moved to their current positions. He called his hypothesis continental drift.
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