Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
continental drift
Indonesian translation:
pergeseran benua
English term
continental drift
Wegener's Continental Drift theory was not readily accepted by the science community of his day. It was difficult to conceive of large continents plowing through the sea floor to move to new locations. (kids.earth.nasa.gov)
The fossil record supports and gives credence to the theories of continental drift and plate tectonics. (enchantedlearning.com)
According to the continental drift theory, the supercontinent Pangaea began to break up about 225-200 million years ago, eventually fragmenting into the continents as we know them today. (USGS)
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Proposed translations
pergeseran benua
Namun dari semua tokoh diatas banyak orang sepakat untuk memberi apresiasi lebih kepada Wagener atas usaha tak kenal lelahnya dalam membuktikan gagasannhya tentang adanya pergeseran benua. (PeWeHaCe Website)
Ada 3 penyebab, seperti tumbukan benda raksasa dari ruang angkasa, pergeseran lempeng di kerak bumi (gempa tektonik) dan aktivitas gunung berapi (gempa vulkanik). Juga melalui aktivitas pergeseran benua. (T-More Online)
Dari proses genesa lempeng benua dalam teori pergeseran benua (continent drift), Alfred L Wegener menguraikan bahwa bumi ini mula-mulanya merupakan satu daratan yang disebut PANGAEA, dan diperkirakan eksis pada 225 juta tahun lalu. (Manado Post)
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