Scientific breakthroughs do not happen overnight. Sometimes, the missing piece of the scientific puzzle takes years to discover. In 1915, Alfred Wegner proposed the theory of continental drift to explain the past and present location of the continents; however, his ideas were met with resistance because he could not provide a mechanism for such movement.
For this assignment, you will review the history of continental drift and plate tectonics, and you complete the worksheet found here.
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Reference
McCoy, A. (2013, January 27). Continents adrift an introduction to continental drift and plate tectonics [Video file]. Retrieved from the YouTube Web site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrKTuCDierM