The idea of continental drift was not proposed until the 1960s, when the first evidence to support it was discovered. True False

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Jensen Haas

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9 September, 08:45

The idea of continental drift was not proposed until the 1960s, when the first evidence to support it was discovered. True False

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Brie · Answer 1

False

Explanation:

The theory of continental drift was first proposed by geophysicist Alfred Wegener who believed that due to origin from same continent million years back, animal and plant species in current time though located on different land parcel have similarity in some or the other way.

However, after the acceptance of plate tectonic theory and series of magnetic surveys conducted in 1960, the idea of theory of continental drift strengthened and the wegner's theory was rectified as he proposed that continents do not originate from the ocean surface.

Hence, the given statement is false