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babymother [125]
3 years ago
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Please explain the difference between the theory of continental drift and the theory of plate tectonics. Please make it 3-5 sent

ences. thanks! :D
Chemistry
2 answers:
lawyer [7]3 years ago
6 0

The difference between continental drift and plate tectonics is that the theory of continental drift states that the world was made up of a single continent. The theory of plate-tectonics, on the other hand, states that earth's surface is broken into numbers of shifting plates or slabs
Lorico [155]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

They both come from the main idea, but the theory of continental drift states that the world was made up of a single large continent. The theory of plate tectonics state that the Earth's surface was broken into smaller pieces.

Explanation:

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