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What did Alfred Wegener propose in his 1912 lecture?
The concept of continental drift
What evidence did Wegener use to support his idea of continental drift?
Fossil records and puzzle pieces
What was the original land mass referred to as by Alfred Wegener?
Pangea
What major issue did Wegener's theory of continental drift have?
It could not explain how, why, or when the continents moved
How did Wegener suggest the continents moved according to his theory?
By the spinning of the Earth causing them to plow through the oceans
Why was Wegener's idea of Earth's spinning causing the continents to move rejected?
It violated scientific principles about continental and oceanic crust
When was Wegener's idea of continental drift revisited?
After his death
What technological advances prompted scientists to revisit the idea of continental drift?
Advances in sound wave technology
'Pangea' means?
'All land'
Test your knowledge of Alfred Wegener's continental drift theory, which proposed the idea of 'Pangea' and how the continents fit together like a puzzle. Explore the evidence such as fossil records and geologic findings that supported this revolutionary theory.
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