Question

explain the role of technolgy in the progresion from the hypothesis of. continental.drift to the theorh of.plate tectonices

Answer 1

Answer:

We have more accurate ways to measure the Earth’s lithosphere. We have more accurate ways of understanding rocks.

Explanation:

GPS can easily provide evidence about the direction of plate movement.

We can use carbon dating of fossils to show certain areas were connected and shared the same plant or animal species that are no longer connected.

Magnetometers measure the magnetic alignment of the plates where seafloor spreading occurs. The Earth’s magnetic pole switch, impacting the rock.

We can accurately find out the age of rock and show mountains that have been created in the same place and how they have moved apart or still growing.