Plate tectonics is the theory used to explain the structure of the Earth’s crust and many of the associated phenomena. The rigid lithosphere is split into 7 major ‘plates’ that slowly move on top of ...

Alfred Wegener was the first to offer evidence that our continents were once one great land mass. WE really are one world, according to the findings of Alfred Wegener, a guy who really knew his ...

The theory of continental drift is one of the most fundamental ideas in the field of geology. It explains how the Earth’s continents have moved over time, and how they continue to move today. This ...

WE really are one world, according to the findings of AlfredWegener, a guy who really knew his weather. Born on Nov. 1, 1880, in Germany, he received a Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Berlin ...