Continential Drift And Seafloor spreading

Question 1

What is the Continental Drift?

Accepted Answer

Continents drifting away from each other

Question 2

What was some evidence of the theory Seafloor Spreading?

Accepted Answer

Evidence from drilling samples, Evidence of lava material

Question 3

Harry Hess introduced what idea in 1960?

Accepted Answer

Seafloor Spreading

Question 4

What did Alfred Wegener decide to name the continents for when they use to be connected?

Accepted Answer

Pangea

Question 5

Who originally proposed the idea of the Continental Drift?

Accepted Answer

Alfred Wegener

Question 6

How does the Continental Drift and Seafloor Spreading take place all together?

Accepted Answer

Ocean floor sinks into underwater canyons ⇨ rest of answer⇨, And subduction takes place moving the continents apart.

Question 7

What is Seafloor Spreading?

Accepted Answer

Seafloor Spreads apart along both sides of a mid-ocean ridge

Question 8

What did Alfred use as evidence for his idea of the Continental Drift?

Accepted Answer

fossils that are spread out on different continents, Mountain ranges that lineup when continents piece together, Evidence from climate changes

Question 9

When was Wegener's idea taken into consideration?

Accepted Answer

After Harry's idea and evidence of Seafloor spreading, After Harry introduced the theory of Seafloor spreading.

Question 10

Was Alfred Wegener's idea accepted immediately after it was introduced?

Accepted Answer

Nope!, Absolutely not!

Question 11

Who originally proposed the idea of Seafloor spreading?

Accepted Answer

Harry Hess

Questions 11