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the core shakes causing the plates to move forming volcanoes ect..(that is why volcanoes spit out lava because it comes from the core.)
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What are the Diastrophic movements of the earth?
*Plate tectonic theory *continental drift theory *convection theory *expansion theory theories of diastrophism and diastrophic movements of the earth have the same meaning
What is the study of plate movement?
Plate tectonics or continental drift. Hello Bobs of the world
What theory combined sea floor spreading and continental drift?
Plate Tectonics
A short paragraph about continental drift?
First of all continental drift happened after Pangea. Pangea was a time when all of the continents were formed together. Then platetectonics moved which caused earth quakes. The earth quakes made the continents drift, and is called continental drift. To learn more on continental drifts and plate tectonics visit http;//www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001765.html
2 examples of continental drift?
recent japan earthquake is the example of plate techtonics
What processes deep within earth do scientist suggest causes plate movements on earth surface?
continental drift
What process deep within Earth do scientists suggest causes plate movements on Earth's surface?
continental drift
What is the mechanism that causes the continents to move called?
It is called the theory of plate tectonics.
What is the study of the movements?
Plate tectonics or continental drift. Hello Bobs of the world
The primary force that causes the seafloor to spred and continets to drift?
Tectonic plate movements or plate shifting.
How is theory of plate tectonics similar to the continental drift?
continental drift is caused by plate tectonics
Describe the relationship of continental drift and plate tectonics?
The relationship of continental drift and plate tectonics is that the plate tectonics move and are under the ground and the continental drift is on the top of earth...
How are tectonic plate movements similar?
"Plate tectonics" is a fancy word for "Continental Drift". In both theories the continents move.
Theory which explains volcanic and earthquake activity in terms of plate movements?
Plate tectonics explain earthquakes and volcanoes so does the theory of continental drift.
What is conti nentaldrift?
Continental drift is the drift of continents. The earth consists of large plates floating on a ball of molten rock. Such a plate is called a tectonic plate, and since they float, they can float a way. This is called continental drift. Continental drift is one of the main causes of earthquakes. Earthquakes especially happen when two continental plates are shifting next to each other.
What technology supports continental drift?
Continental drift is explained by the science of plate tectonics.
What are the Diastrophic movements of the earth?
*Plate tectonic theory *continental drift theory *convection theory *expansion theory theories of diastrophism and diastrophic movements of the earth have the same meaning
