Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

continental drift

Arabic translation:

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Nov 24, 2009 14:57
14 yrs ago
English term

continental drift

GBK English to Arabic Science Geology
Definition from CENGAGE Learning:
The hypothesis, proposed by Alfred Wegener, that today's continents broke off from a single supercontinent and then plowed through the ocean floors into their present positions. This explanation of the shapes and locations of Earth's current continents evolved into the theory of plate tectonics.
Example sentences:
Wegener's Continental Drift theory was not readily accepted by the science community of his day. It was difficult to conceive of large continents plowing through the sea floor to move to new locations. (kids.earth.nasa.gov)
The fossil record supports and gives credence to the theories of continental drift and plate tectonics. (enchantedlearning.com)
According to the continental drift theory, the supercontinent Pangaea began to break up about 225-200 million years ago, eventually fragmenting into the continents as we know them today. (USGS)
Proposed translations (Arabic)
5 +2 زحزحة القارات
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Proposed translations

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زحزحة القارات

زحزحة القارات، وتُعرف أيضاً باسم الانجراف القاري والزحف القاري
Example sentences:
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