Continental drift

Continental drift

The theory that horizontal movement of the earth's surface causes slow, relative movements of the continents toward or away from one another.

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continental drift

Archaeology; Evolution

The process by which the continents move as part of large plates floating on Earth's mantle. See plate tectonics.

continental drift

Biology; Marine biology

Horizontal movement of continents located in plates moving via sea-floor spreading.

continental drift

Geography; Geography

The slow movement of the Earth's continents toward or away from each other. Continents move a few inches every year.

continental drift

Natural environment; Volcano

The theory that horizontal movement of the earth's surface causes slow, relative movements of the continents toward or away from one another.

continental drift

Earth science; Geology

A hypothesis proposed by Alfred Wegener suggesting that the continents are not stationary, but have 'drifted' through time. Plate tectonics is the name for the theory that ...

continental drift

Chemistry; Weather; Atmospheric chemistry

A term applied to early theories supporting the possibility that the continents are in motion over the Earth's surface.

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