Scientific breakthroughs do not happen overnight. Sometimes the missing piece of the scientific puzzle takes years to discover. In 1915 Alfred Wegner proposed the theory of continental drift to explain the past and present location of the continents; however his ideas were met with resistance because he could not provide a mechanism for such movement.For this assignment you will review the history of continental drift and plate tectonics and you complete the worksheet found here.Click on this link to review additional information in a video that is relevant to this assignment.ReferenceMcCoy A. (2013 January 27). Continents adrift an introduction to continental drift and plate tectonics [Video file]. Retrieved from the YouTube Web site: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrKTuCDierMName:Course Number:Instructor’s Name:Due Date:SCI101 Phase 4 Individual ProjectFor this assignment complete all of the sections on this worksheet and submit it to the SubmittedAssignments area of the classroom.IntroductionA good paper should start with background information on the topic to be discussed. Defineimportant terms and explain why the topic is important to the reader. For this assignment’sintroduction answer the questions below.Describe the process of the scientific method and theory development. Remember youdiscussed this in the Phase 1 Discussion Board.How does the scientific method help people understand the natural world?What are the roles of qualitative and quantitative science?BodyThe body of your paper should consist of several paragraphs: one to address each of the maintopics of your paper. For this week’s assignment address the following points with at least oneparagraph each.1. Who is Wegner? What was his (qualitative) evidence for continental drift? Why was hisidea not accepted? 2. Describe geographic (quantitative) evidence collected in the last part of the 20th centuryto support the theory of continental drift.3. Describe how plate tectonics provides the mechanism for continental drift.4. How do plate tectonics explain natural landforms like the Himalayas and the Ring of Firein the Pacific Ocean?ConclusionWrite one paragraph summarizing what you wrote above and include what you learned from thisassignment.Reference ListInclude at least one reference that you used to prepare this assignment. Remember that everyreference in this list must have at least one in-text citation. If you are not sure how to format areference or in-text citation click here.
