Question
All answers must be 1-2 complete sentences and must include correct spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
Any answer with bullet points or 1,2,3, within the written work will receive a zero. Students will need to have a meeting with me to earn any rework points.
Remember to include the "how", "why", and evidence that supports your opinions in the essay questions.
(pts)
2. Explain the flaw in the Theory of Continental Drift that led to Plate Tectonic Theory.
Also, describe the motion of the plates that demonstrates why Tectonic Theory became accepted.
(2 points)
Any answer with bullet points or 1,2,3, within the written work will receive a zero. Students will need to have a meeting with me to earn any rework points.
Remember to include the "how", "why", and evidence that supports your opinions in the essay questions.
(pts)
2. Explain the flaw in the Theory of Continental Drift that led to Plate Tectonic Theory.
Also, describe the motion of the plates that demonstrates why Tectonic Theory became accepted.
(2 points)
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The flaw in the Theory of Continental Drift was its inability to provide a mechanism for how continents moved, as Alfred Wegener proposed that continents simply drifted through the oceanic crust without explaining the forces behind this movement. Plate Tectonic Theory became accepted because it demonstrated that tectonic plates move due to convection currents in the mantle, leading to the discovery of processes such as seafloor spreading and subduction, which provided clear evidence of the dynamic nature of Earth's surface.