continental drift
noun
: a slow movement of the continents on a deep-seated viscous zone within the earth compare plate tectonics
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Author’s note: Wegener was an early proponent of continental drift—a theory initially met with resistance.
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Daniel Galef, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
The expedition’s leader was another German scientist, Alfred Wegener, who’s best known for having come up with the theory of continental drift.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
And there’s a game where visitors piece back together Gondwana while exploring the concepts of evolution, tectonic plates and continental drift.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2024
Yes, there is fossil evidence of continental drift.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
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Daniel Galef, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
The expedition’s leader was another German scientist, Alfred Wegener, who’s best known for having come up with the theory of continental drift.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
And there’s a game where visitors piece back together Gondwana while exploring the concepts of evolution, tectonic plates and continental drift.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2024
Yes, there is fossil evidence of continental drift.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
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“Continental drift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/continental%20drift. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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