What is the difference between continental drift and plate tectonics, and which is accepted as fact by the sc?

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What is the difference between continental drift and plate tectonics, and which is accepted as fact by the sc?

Answer 1

There really is no difference between plate tectonics and continental drift.  Plate tectonics means plate movement or building.  Continental drift means the movement of continents because of the movement of the plates they sit on.  Plate tectonics is considered a fact and why they still call continental drift a theory is beyond me.  There is enough evidence that support the theory.

a site or two to get the gist of plate tectonics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_tecto...

http://www.amonline.net.au/geoscience/ea... This site is excellent for explaining all about plate tectonics and other geosciences.