noun
theory of continental drift
Scientific term referring to the geological theory that continents move over time.
大陸移動説はアルフレート・ヴェーゲナーによって提唱された。
The theory of continental drift was proposed by Alfred Wegener.
Plate tectonics is the modern theory that expanded upon and replaced continental drift, explaining the movement of lithospheric plates.
Compound of 大陸 (continent), 移動 (movement), and 説 (theory).