Discuss The Evidence For Tectonic Plate Movement
Discuss the evidence for tectonic plate movement
There has been a variety of different evidence for tectonic plate movement but the main evidence was Wegener’s theory which was based on a variety of different evidence from several sciences. Alfred Lothar Weneger was a German polar researcher, geophysicist and meteorologist, he first thought of this idea by noticing that the different large landmasses of the Earth almost fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. In 1912, he proposed his explanation – the controversial theory of continental drift. Weneger suggested that all the present continents were originally joined together to form a single supercontinent called Pangea before drifting apart into Laurasia in the north and Gondwanaland in the south. Laurasia and Gondwanaland then broke up to form the continental arrangement of the world we know today. He first thought of this idea by noticing that the landmasses on Earth almost fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. He noticed that there was a significant similarity between the matching sides of the continents – how South America and Africa fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. He also used the matching rock sequences (of age and type) linking North West Scotland and Canada. Also looking at oil reserves that are only formed in warm and wet conditions, were found beneath Antarctic ice cap- this could have only been possible if Antarctica was positioned in warmer latitudes. Also specific species of animals were found in two different places such as the unique Permian fossil reptile called meosaurus that tis sound only in south west Africa and Brazil. However Weneger’s theories did not explain how continental movement occurs – causing the widespread controversy about his ideas. Other fellow geologists tried to find other sources of proof for his theories but were disagreed with for a very long time.
Before the 1920s, the crust below the seas was thought to be flat and featureless. During World War I, however, ships equipped with
There has been a variety of different evidence for tectonic plate movement but the main evidence was Wegener’s theory which was based on a variety of different evidence from several sciences. Alfred Lothar Weneger was a German polar researcher, geophysicist and meteorologist, he first thought of this idea by noticing that the different large landmasses of the Earth almost fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. In 1912, he proposed his explanation – the controversial theory of continental drift. Weneger suggested that all the present continents were originally joined together to form a single supercontinent called Pangea before drifting apart into Laurasia in the north and Gondwanaland in the south. Laurasia and Gondwanaland then broke up to form the continental arrangement of the world we know today. He first thought of this idea by noticing that the landmasses on Earth almost fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. He noticed that there was a significant similarity between the matching sides of the continents – how South America and Africa fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. He also used the matching rock sequences (of age and type) linking North West Scotland and Canada. Also looking at oil reserves that are only formed in warm and wet conditions, were found beneath Antarctic ice cap- this could have only been possible if Antarctica was positioned in warmer latitudes. Also specific species of animals were found in two different places such as the unique Permian fossil reptile called meosaurus that tis sound only in south west Africa and Brazil. However Weneger’s theories did not explain how continental movement occurs – causing the widespread controversy about his ideas. Other fellow geologists tried to find other sources of proof for his theories but were disagreed with for a very long time.
Before the 1920s, the crust below the seas was thought to be flat and featureless. During World War I, however, ships equipped with