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    At this point you may be as skeptical as the earlier geologist were about the idea that continents could move.  In this activity you will learn the evidence that led scientist to believe such an enormous phenomena and why it is now considered to be one of the most supported theories.  Why would such a far fetched idea be so accepted?  It is supported in this way because it answers and explains how and why events like earthquakes, hot springs, geysers, mountain ranges, canyons, ice ages, and volcanoes occur.

View this animation to get a visual of what scientist think happened during our earths history.

Animation of Continental Drift

 

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