But did thee feel the Earth move?

How Do We Know Plate Tectonics Is Real? Be Smart

Premiered March 07, 2017
How Do We Know Plate Tectonics Is Real?

Why do Africa and South America fit together? Anyone who’s ever looked at a map can see that Earth’s continents are kind of like a jigsaw puzzle. The idea that continents are constantly moving and weren’t always in their current spots is a pretty obvious idea, right? You might be surprised to learn that geologists only accepted that idea recently in the past few decades.

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