What prompted new exploration that brought the idea

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Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics

I. How did Wegener come up with Continental Drift? What are the pieces of evidence he used?

II. What was wrong with his idea?

III. What kind of data was he missing?

IV. What prompted new exploration that brought the idea of Continental Drift back into question?

V. What new data (several kinds!) were collected that allowed Continental Drift to evolve into Plate Tectonics?

A. Paleomagnetism

a. How do "Magnetic Reversal Stripes" form?
b. How did they get discovered on the sea floor?

B. Bathymetry

a. How does Sonar work?

b. What was discovered in the oceans using Sonar

i. Mid Ocean Ridge
ii. Trenches
iii. Abyssal Plains

C. Volcanism and Earthquakes

a. Where do most of these occur?
b. Are there differences in style in different areas?

VI. Plate Boundaries

A. Divergent (constructive)
B. Convergent (destructive)
C. Transform (conservative)

VII. What drives the plates?

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