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Continental DriftContinental Driftversus versus
Tectonic PlatesTectonic Plates
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Continental Drift : Alfred Wegener's idea
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Wegener eventually proposed a mechanism for continental drift
- the rotation of the earth created a centrifugal force towards the equator. He believed that Pangaea originated near the south pole and that the centrifugal force of the planet caused the continent to break apart and the resultant continents to drift towards the equator. He called this the "pole-fleeing force" -FUERZA POLOFUGA-. This idea was quickly rejected by the scientific community primarily because the actual forces generated by the rotation of the earth were calculated to be insufficient to move continents.
- Wegener also tried to explain the WESTWARD DRIFT of the Americas by invoking the gravitational forces of the sun and the moon. This idea was also quickly rejected.
The drifting continents would result in folded fronts as seen in the image
Wegener's inability to provide an adequate explanation of the forces responsible for continental drift and the prevailing belief that the earth was solid and immovable resulted in the scientific dismissal of his theories.
the left image is not an accurate representation of Wegener's idea and I've changed it slightly
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