Scientists of Tectonic Plate Theory
By: Hagan, Marlana, and Shelby
Abraham Ortelius
He published the first world atlas, first cartographer, and produced "thesaurus geographicus"
Why his work was important:
He started the atlas to show everyone in the world.
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James Hutton
Had a theory of uniformitarianism & his hypothesis was that the earth was being formed.
Evidence for hypothesis:
The long consistent layer along the earth.
Why his work was important:
He brought upon the idea of sedimentation erosion.
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Alfred Wegener
"In 1912 he proposed that the continnents we know today wee all once attached in a single land mass known as Pangea."
Evidence:
The continents accords the ocean fit together like a puzzle.
Why was his work important:
He opened up a Revolutionalry thought that changed the at people thought.
Source:
Pbs.org
Harry Hess
"In 1960, he hypothesized that the sea-floor was spreading from vents in the rift."
Evidence:
He found the great Global rift & he found that the sea floor different ages.
Why was his discovery important:
It was the final piece pf evidence that proved Alfred Wegener wasn't crazy.
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Dan Mckenzie
There are two layers in the mantle, each in motion.
Evidence:
The earth is far more dynamic and that the mantle was the main reason for continental drift.
Why was discovery important:
He invented a mechanism to prove the moving of continents.
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Additional information
- James Hutton was also known as the father of modern geology.
- Alfred Wegener was a meteorologist (a scientist who studies weather) before he became a geologist.
- Drummond Hoyle Mattews & Fredrick Vine expanded Hess's theory with the convection cells in the mantle.