What is Continental Drift?
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Explanation:
Continental drift is the hypothesis that the Earth's continents have moved over geologic time relative to each other, thus appearing to have "drifted" across the ocean bed. The speculation that continents might have 'drifted' was first put forward by Abraham Ortelius in 1596.
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Answer:
The gradual drifting of earth's crust.
Explanation:
The earth's crust (the uppermost part on which we live) is broken up into several small and 7 major ones. These plates float on the mantle.
The mantle is composed of very hot, dense rock. This layer of rock even flows like asphalt under a heavy weight. This flow is due to great temperature differences from the bottom to the top of the mantle. The movement of the mantle is the reason that the plates of the Earth move. The temperature of the mantle varies from 1600 degrees Fahrenheit at the top to about 4000 degrees Fahrenheit near the bottom.
This movement can be towards each other or away from each other.
This moment form geographic features like mountains, faults(crack), etc on earth's surface.
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