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6.1 Notes Continental Drift. 6.1 Notes. Continental Drift – the theory that continents can drift apart and have done so in the past Alfred Wegener – created the continental drift theory What was the problem with Alfred Wegener’s theory of continental drift?
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6.1 Notes • Continental Drift – the theory that continents can drift apart and have done so in the past • Alfred Wegener – created the continental drift theory • What was the problem with Alfred Wegener’s theory of continental drift? • Not enough evidence to prove his theory
Continents Collide • Eventually when plates move together the continental crust collides • It also pushes and folds the rocks into high mountains • The Himalayas rise to 8848m and are still growing today
6.1 Notes • 5 pieces of evidence that proved Alfred Wegener’s theory of continental drift: • Continents looked like they fit together like a puzzle – super continent “Pangaea” • The same fossils (plant and animal fossils) were found on different continents • The same rocks were found on different continents • Mountain ranges on different continents appear to be once connected • Similar glacial deposits were found on different continents
