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HYPOTHESE DERIVE CONTINENTALE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-04-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- continental drift theory
1, record 1, English, continental%20drift%20theory
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- theory of continental drift 1, record 1, English, theory%20of%20continental%20drift
correct
- continental drift hypothesis 2, record 1, English, continental%20drift%20hypothesis
correct
- hypothesis of continental drift 3, record 1, English, hypothesis%20of%20continental%20drift
correct
- continental displacement theory 4, record 1, English, continental%20displacement%20theory
correct
- Wegener's theory 5, record 1, English, Wegener%27s%20theory
correct
- Wegener theory 6, record 1, English, Wegener%20theory
correct
- Wegener's hypothesis 7, record 1, English, Wegener%27s%20hypothesis
correct
- Wegener hypothesis 8, record 1, English, Wegener%20hypothesis
correct
- drift theory 3, record 1, English, drift%20theory
correct, see observation
- displacement theory 8, record 1, English, displacement%20theory
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The hypothesis that the continents had once formed a single landmass before breaking apart and drifting to their present locations. 2, record 1, English, - continental%20drift%20theory
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The hypothesis of continental drift was largely developed by the German Alfred L. Wegener, a lecturer in astronomy and meteorology, who suggested that the Earth's continents had at one time been joined in two supercontinents. In the year 1912, Wegener made the proposal that all the continents were previously one large continent, but then broke apart, and had drifted through the ocean floor to where they are now located. 3, record 1, English, - continental%20drift%20theory
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The terms "drift theory" and "displacement theory" are the current shortened forms used implicitly to mean the "theory of continental drift", or "continental displacement theory". 9, record 1, English, - continental%20drift%20theory
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
displacement theory; Wegener hypothesis: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 9, record 1, English, - continental%20drift%20theory
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- théorie de la dérive continentale
1, record 1, French, th%C3%A9orie%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9rive%20continentale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- théorie de la dérive des continents 2, record 1, French, th%C3%A9orie%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9rive%20des%20continents
correct, feminine noun
- hypothèse de dérive continentale 3, record 1, French, hypoth%C3%A8se%20de%20d%C3%A9rive%20continentale
correct, feminine noun
- hypothèse de la dérive des continents 2, record 1, French, hypoth%C3%A8se%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9rive%20des%20continents
correct, feminine noun
- hypothèse sur le déplacement des continents 4, record 1, French, hypoth%C3%A8se%20sur%20le%20d%C3%A9placement%20des%20continents
correct, feminine noun
- théorie de la dérive 5, record 1, French, th%C3%A9orie%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9rive
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Théorie exposée par Wegener en 1912 [qui] suppose que les continents forment des radeaux de «Sial» de faible densité flottant sur le «Sima» plus dense et visqueux. 5, record 1, French, - th%C3%A9orie%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9rive%20continentale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «théorie de la dérive» est la forme abrégée utilisée couramment de façon implicite pour désigner la «théorie de la dérive continentale» ou «théorie de la dérive des continents». 6, record 1, French, - th%C3%A9orie%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9rive%20continentale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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