What did plate tectonics provide for continental drift?

A mechanism for continents moving over time.

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Why: Plate tectonics gave a mechanism for Wegener's theory of continental drift.

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Answer: A mechanism for continents moving over time. Plate tectonics gave a mechanism for Wegener's theory of continental drift.

  1. Geology en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology
    Plate tectonics has provided a mechanism for Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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