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Continental drift

Continental drift is the movement of Earth's continents relative to each other over geologic time. When initially proposed as a scientific theory in the early 20th century, the idea that continents could move was widely rejected. However, continental drift has subsequently been extensively validated and is incorporated into the science of plate…

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Continental drift

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related to General and cited sources · 53
Continental drift → Abraham, Aki, Akiho, Antonio, Antwerp, Archived, Cambridge, Cambridge University, Celâl, Chichester, Classical, Dentu, Drifting Continents, Early Debate, Encyclopedia, February, First, Frank, Frankel, Global Environmental Change
related to Road to acceptance · 22
Continental drift → An, Arthur Holmes, As, Atlantic Ocean, Dietz, Earth, Earth's, From, Great Global Rift, Holmes, Holmes's, However, In, Maurice Ewing, Physical Geology, Principles, Robert, The English, Umbgrove, Vening-Meinesz
related to Rejection of Wegener's theory, 1910s–1950s · 17
Continental drift → Africa, Americas, Arthur Holmes, Continental, Earth's, Europe, Even, Furthermore, He, His Principles, However, One, Physical Geology, The, The English, Wegener, Wegener's
related to External links · 7
Continental drift → Alfred WegenerAnimation, Benjamin Franklin, Continental DriftA, Earth, Plate Tectonics, Precambrian, Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Continental drift → movement of Earth's continents relative to each other over geologic time

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continental continents drift theory wegener ocean earth's africa crust plate tectonics time one first oceans proposed mantle evidence earth hypothesis

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Continental driftis amovement of Earth's continents relative to each other over geologic time0.90text
Continental driftrelated to External linksBenjamin Franklin0.60section
Continental driftrelated to External linksRalph Waldo Emerson0.60section
Continental driftrelated to External linksContinental DriftA0.60section
Continental driftrelated to External linksPlate Tectonics0.60section
Continental driftrelated to External linksAlfred WegenerAnimation0.60section
Continental driftrelated to External linksPrecambrian0.60section
Continental driftrelated to External linksEarth0.60section
Continental driftrelated to General and cited sourcesFrankel0.60section
Continental driftrelated to General and cited sourcesHenry0.60section
Continental driftrelated to General and cited sourcesThe Continental Drift Controversy0.60section
Continental driftrelated to General and cited sourcesVol0.60section

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