For tidal force whose attraction did Wegener consider important?
Tidal force was considered linked with the attraction of the Sun and Moon. Exam tip: also remember it as a weak explanation of drift.
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Tidal force was considered linked with the attraction of the Sun and Moon. Exam tip: also remember it as a weak explanation of drift.
View question detailsAccording to Wegener’s continental drift theory, the northern part of the supercontinent Pangaea was called Laurasia. Its southern part was Gondwanaland, while the Tethys Sea lay between the two landmasses. Panthalassa was the vast ocean surrounding Pangaea. Exam tip: link Laurasia with the north and Gondwanaland with the south.
View question detailsIndia is considered a part of Gondwanaland. Exam tip: connect India's ancient position with the southern supercontinent.
View question detailsSimilar rock structures show old geological connection. Exam tip: write it as rock similarity evidence.
View question detailsCoal shows the possibility of old vegetation and warmer climate. Exam tip: connect it with climatic evidence.
View question detailsPlate tectonics explained the cause of continental movement more clearly. Exam tip: treat it as the modern basis of Wegener's idea.
View question detailsGlacial marks are evidence of old climatic zones and continental positions. Exam tip: understand it as paleoclimatic evidence.
View question detailsCoastlines keep changing so other evidences are also needed. Exam tip: add fossil and rock evidence with coastline fit.
View question detailsPlacer deposits show similarity of minerals and source areas. Exam tip: place them under mineral evidence.
View question detailsWegener suggested that continents drifted over the ocean floor. Exam tip: connect this point with later criticism.
View question detailsAfter Pangaea broke up the continents were thought to drift in different directions. Exam tip: remember breakup and drift together.
View question detailsSimilar tillite indicates old connection of southern continents and Gondwanaland. Exam tip: connect tillite with Gondwanaland.
View question detailsBiological evidence is based on old remains of animals and plants. Exam tip: understand fossils as biological evidence.
View question detailsThe Tethys Sea was located between the two large landmasses. Exam tip: it is a term explaining the division.
View question detailsContinuity of similar rocks and mountain ranges is geological evidence. Exam tip: if rocks and mountains appear choose geological evidence.
View question detailsPangaea means a joined form of all land. Exam tip: the meaning of the name helps understand the concept.
View question detailsThe separation of Africa and South America is linked with the widening of the Atlantic. Exam tip: connect the Atlantic with coastline fit.
View question detailsOld glacial and coal evidence show that landmasses were earlier in different climates. Exam tip: call them paleoclimatic evidence.
View question detailsRemains of ancient animals and plants make fossil evidence. Exam tip: remember Mesosaurus and Glossopteris.
View question detailsMain evidences of continental drift are coastal fit fossils rocks and old climatic clues. Exam tip: remember evidences by categories.
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