Question

Answer the following questions in about 150 words.
(ii) Bring about the basic difference between the drift theory and Plate
tectonics.

Answer 1

Difference between the drift theory and plate  tectonics is as follows:

• The continents be carried into new configuration over millions of years.
• The movement of the plates are driven by the convection in the molten rock of mantle of Earth.
• According to the continental drift theory, the earth is divided into SIAL, SIMA and NIFE.
• Earth is divided into Lithosphere, Asthenosphere and Mesosphere in the Plate Tectonics.