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Klio2033 [76]
3 years ago
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Describe how Alfred Wegener and Harry Hess contributed to the theory of Plate Tectonics.

Physics
2 answers:
Tomtit [17]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:Dr. Hess' most significant contribution to the plate tectonic theory began in 1945 when he was the commander of the U.S.S. ... In the paper Hess described how hot magma would rise from under the crust at the Great Global Rift. When the magma cooled, it would expand and push the tectonic plates apart.

Explanation:

zheka24 [161]3 years ago
4 0

Explanation:

<em>Alfred Wegener produced evidence in 1912 that the continents are in motion, but because he could not explain what forces could move them, geologists rejected his ideas. Almost 50 years later Harry Hess confirmed Wegener's ideas by using the evidence of seafloor spreading to explain what moved continents. </em>

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<em>Plate tectonic theory had its beginnings in 1915 when Alfred Wegener proposed his theory of "continental drift." Wegener proposed that the continents plowed through the crust of ocean basins, which would explain why the outlines of many coastlines (like South America and Africa) look like they fit together like a puzzle.</em>

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