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How is the theory of continental drift related to the theory of plate tectonics

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Answered by jeffrinesujan2020

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Plate tectonics is Wegener theory of continental drift reworked. The force needed to move the continents is proposed to be convection currents in the mantle. Geologist have a much better understanding the structure of the earth, in terms of the crust, and mantle than was available in Wegener's time.

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