Biographies

Wegener was a meteorologist rather than a geophysicist by training; however he conceived of the concept of "continental drift", a precursor to the theory of plate tectonics today. He ... his thoughts in a book called "The ..." He died relatively young at the age of x when he disappared on an expedition to Greenland on foot in ...

For someone who is new to the subject, the semantics of what constitutes a theory or a hypothesis can both be too much detail and ... For those with a litigator's sense of detail though, it may be interesting to debate whether "continental drift" constitutes a theory? If so, that implies that ideas can be theories even when they have been disproven or more conjecture than we give to plate tectonics. Fish
Wegener wasn't a geophysicist. Wikipedia

Questions for thought
This part of the standards concentrates on a particular set of dynamic processes: Plate tectonics. Students will need to recall or review items from other areas of science science and math.

1. Was continental drift a "theory"?
   Is it a force, theory, object, concept?
   
2. Topics for debate Is continental drift a theory?