The Theory of Continental Drift

In this video, we explore Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift, which provided the foundation for the development of plate tectonic theory, explaining the major geologic processes on Earth.
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[@mikesammartano]

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[@camwon]

Mike Sammartano yes

[@ibrahimhashim4575]

Can u gimme shoutout plz

[@freeradical6831]

Mike, you need to check the spelling of your Pangaea @ 2:18. Thanks for the post.

[@GeorgeFafa]

Pangea, is the correct way of pronouncing in Greek. :-)

[@paulbarber8450]

Interesting video, it's a shame the name "Pangaea" was misspelled 2:25.. (you missed the 'n' out)

[@joesamson8666]

No paid promotion, no dramatic voice, no call to like and subscribe, no personal opinion, just great narration and well presented knowledge sharing! Kudos and thanks to you Sir!

[@shycat07reviews87]

i paid him to do this. idiot

[@HiHi-mn7pn]

Facts

[@quieres8614]

The story is interesting but the ending hit me hard, it's pretty sad that he didn't see his work get recognized and taught all over the world. Truly a dedicated man

[@shycat07reviews87]

no its not

[@erics7219]

​@@shycat07reviews87oh shut up u f-er, can you?

[@michael.forkert]

_That is exactly what we are being taught, about say…. 60, 70 years. All theories are mere suppositions, which have nothing to do with empirical reality. Empirical reality is what you see, but absolutely not what they say._

[@michael.forkert]

_I was born at the east cost of South America, in Brazil, almost 70 years ago. I’ve never seen a simple bone of a Mosasaurs found at the coast of Brazil._

[@HiHi-mn7pn]

Yeah that's true

[@liviamariabarreto6223]

I'm a Science/Biology teacher in a public school and your video helped me a lot to teaching continetal drift to my students. Thank you very much :)

[@ENLIGHTENMENTscience]

nice, good luck.

[@ACHistory]

Alfred Wegener was such a great person. It's sad that he died so tragically. He was out on his fourth expedition in the middle of Greenland, walking through the middle of nowhere, by himself, when he suddenly had an heart attack and died. His body was never moved, and is still in the middle of nowhere. His body is estimated to be buried under three-hundred feet of snow. The exact location of his base called "Eismitte", (German for "middle ice") is unknown today.

[@shycat07reviews87]

ok

[@daze.d5462]

Thanks for the info!

[@benaustin-y7u]

It is typical of our academic institutional blindness that the truth of the various sciences comes from 'outside the well-worn and established accepted messengers'... Alfred Wegener in the early 1900's... Immanuel Velikovsky in the mid 20th century... More visionaries outside the confines of the disciplinary separation of specialists will see the facts here and there and turn many currently held beliefs into yesterday's 'flat earth'... Welcome the visionary for they 'see'.

[@suryadev3387]

Learning more on KZbin than in school 😂😂😄

[@sukruthas1646]

Same here 😂

[@dawn5423]

I was watching this at school xdd

[@angelaquinn7388]

surya dev p

[@SCW1060]

surya dev I agree. I have self studied Geology on KZbin and the internet for years

[@jan_Kilan]

Same thing!

[@thenkaraimuthu9308]

I could feel the great work done by Alfred Wegener better through this video presentation. All children interested in geology will be immensely benefitted.

[@Cyannosus]

Pangaea = supercontinent Panthalassa = ocean when pangaea exists

[@littyfam5136]

Pagaea = Misspelling in the video

[@Catclub0402]

Superocean

[@alejandrite9]

pagaea lol

[@robbiebell4641]

And Rhodea = Pangaea before Pangaea was cool

[@Lavabounce]

In theory panoceanus would also be correct

[@the_mlg_pizza2985]

Just realized this vid was made in 2012, yet its quality is equivalent to that of a 2019 vid. Well done.

[@siddharthagautam_89]

Just realized 2019 was 5 years ago

[@alirm849]

It was so hard to break down and digest in class. And here in 10 minuets I understood the whole theory. Thank you 🙏

[@MelonMan]

its just plates moving lol

[@maxgamez9686]

Yeah just plates

[@NOTTHASAME]

@@MelonMan It's not plates like you have been taught , don't believe all that you are told . People need to do more research instead of believe everything told . Not plates , it would blow your mind to know the truth.

[@dunruden9720]

I would be exhausted if I had to dance ten minuets!

[@pyeltd.5457]

NOTTHASAME it's plates. Look at the globe with no water in it

[@kreadkiwi]

Thank you for this interesting and straightforward presentation. I just had my 4th grader watch it as a primer for her lesson on Drifting Continents and she was all fired up. You never know when your contributions will help turn a small person into a future scientist!

[@mikesammartano]

This comment makes me so happy - glad she enjoyed it!

[@Mizuki_2008]

Thank you so much sir ❤ great work

[@Milly_91]

RIP Mr Wegner 🙏. I'm his fan forever

[@shaizlygo7332]

RIP PROFESSOR

[@norto1668]

@JACK VAUGHAN not cool.

[@gone41214]

@@norto1668 you will go to jail and eat broccoli

[@May-rc3rp]

Milana Milly he died?

[@May-rc3rp]

Nvm I thought you were talking about the person who made this

[@joyleenpoortier7496]

Well done 👍 I didn’t know how much work he did to prove his theory. RIP to a genius well before his time.

[@Somerandomguy46u9]

He is mid

[@linneasandsberg214]

I suddenly found geography interesting. Thanks for helping me, geography test in one week!

[@mikesammartano]

You're welcome!

[@adnanchking7022]

Linnea Sandsberg 👍

[@anw4aar]

Did u do good?

[@ashisangwan9878]

Yaa its really true 😊😊

[@SaurabhYadav-if8wv]

Best of luck linea

[@imranmeerab051]

i bet u r here for home school also remember when teachers said youtube is bad and today they are telling us to work on computers

[@loveloyalty5274]

Lol my teacher thinks we learned this last year and I found this. KZbin is teaching Better that teachers lmao

[@Amberwood243]

Unfortunately, this guy is misleading you. He can’t even spell Pangea correctly. Please study plate tectonics which has long ago replaced “continental drift.” Because continents don’t “drift.”

[@imranmeerab051]

@@Amberwood243 continental drift is a theory they r not talking about continents karen

[@TheRealJahmyaa]

Why was Wegner rejected by scientists?

[@red_dulge]

@@Amberwood243 What do you expect from an outdated video?

[@shivercanada]

He was a true Genius! 100 years at least ahead of his time.

[@demiwitch2898]

shivercanada spspspss

[@653j521]

shivercanada It hasn't been a hundred years since his death and we know the causes of continental drift so he couldn't have been a hundred years at least before his time. 20, maybe, before this was widely accepted and understood.

[@Anatoly-Cherep]

In fact, he (Wegener) played a negative role. Instead of thinking about the Earth expansion (suggested well before the Wegener's continental drift), Wegener made geologists to develop "plate tectonics" which was a completely erroneous hypothesis. But this funny hypothesis would be inevitably neglected!

[@Mr_Big_]

shut the fuck up

[@red_dulge]

@@Anatoly-Cherep What is Russia teaching you?

[@glidercoach]

Evidence #5: Flat earthers don't believe in continental drift, so it must be true.

[@corahartman1303]

I was theorizing could it have been flat and then expanded with water like a balloon

[@awekeningbro1207]

Approved by flat earthers all around the globe.

[@VonSC2]

lol. Just learn the evidence behind the opposite of whatever they're passionately convinced of, and you'll probably be on the right track.

[@EnerJetix]

👌

[@tag1462]

Actually, the die hard Flat Earthers use continental drift as the center point of proof and Newtonian physics actually back it up. The Earth is a rotating disc and due to angular momentum material is spreading outwards. To them, this also explains the great ice wall that is the boundary. I take great delight that the same works for a rotating sphere. And the proof in that is that the Earth does bulge at the equator. This drives the Flat Earthers nutz because the best comeback is that it's just a ripple or a wave, again something that can be backed up by physics.

[@Birdmaster11]

highest quality 2012 video on youtube i have ever seen. congratulations

[@Charles-SG]

Why would you dislike this? It’s educational.

[@rhea4521]

Charles SG I think youtube is putting dislikes idk

[@Somerandomguy46u9]

Hrefwgvewrht3gwuhb3wt😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@elsindo]

Very well explained.. I assume you are a teacher.. So simple yet so easy to understand.. Good job for you in making people cleverer than before..

[@golden_gamer_3627]

pov: u came from online school

[@user-ul3hu5wp9w]

lol yepp this video is good

[@emmawoldring5741]

GoLdEn_GaMeR_362 yes

[@Mr_Big_]

no real life class in REAL LIFE

[@jotarokujo4617]

no i came here for my exam

[@whoislara2238]

HAHAHA YES

[@YourlocalHailjesuschirst]

You were expecting a normal comment about science in a science video, but it was Me DIO!!

[@delishasyed9049]

Hi there! I'm a middle schooler, I'm in Grade six, and I'm impressed by your work! I learnt more from your video than in school! Since the Corona-Virus is here, I have Online Classes and for my Geography subject, I have a Reflection Worksheet to fill about the Continental Drift theory, the school picked your video to show everyone about the Continental Drift Theory! I probably watched this video two times, it's long, but very informative! Thank you so much!

[@jasminkallista4783]

Delisha Syed same for me except I’m in year 8... very helpful

[@H.pylori]

I am studying geology on my own and your presentation was most helpful. Simple, yet covered the topic well. Poor Wegener....still out there. Now off to see some of your other videos. Thank you.

[@amonnghipulwa2421]

Within 10 min I learned and understood more on this compared to learning in class. Geography is the best

[@gangotrichattopadhyay9107]

This genius of a man Sir Alfred Wegner was the reason I started to love geography. Now, I am in university pursuing a B.Sc Geography (Hons) degree. Your video just made me nostalgic. Thank you :)

[@youhoo2u2b]

Thank you, I am a 64 years old, and just learned of this today. I was watching Lil’ Dickey’s video, “PILLOW TALK”. And heard the term “Pangea” . Looks up the definition...which led me to a morning of enlightenment. Thank you for your informative content. Keep Learning people.

[@pip5461]

Thank you for sharing the works of Alfred Wegener, I found it most interesting and also more to the point, I believe his work shed light on a great many finds.

[@vivekharidas9358]

Wished I could've watched this video when I was in school , learning about this .. but still .. a great watch . And still worth even now ..

[@jonirae6175]

Mr. Sammartano, your videos are outstanding! Please continue to add Earth science videos that assist middle and high school students (and teachers) to understand the complex topics about the Earth!

[@mikesammartano]

Thanks so much! What do you enjoy most about the videos? How can they be better? What topics would you like to see added?

[@Slowmodem1]

That's very well explained.

[@farhatjaved3874]

Excellent stuff. Smooth like butter. Thanks for sharing a flawless video.

[@lolbr3720]

My respect to you, for telling this man's story. Thank you...

[@ZnSstr]

Wegener here: Thanks for telling my story

[@skylerpierce6937]

lolllllllll i love you for that

[@memeweaver2553]

I have watched this 4 times and I wish more videos were about this.

[@chulashii]

Thank you you helped me do my essay

[@mikesammartano]

Great! You're welcome!

[@virginiarobles30]

im doing a 20 page report on continental drift and plate tectonics xD

[@erickbush1167]

Accurate, thorough, succinct, good video. You should follow up this video up with several others to explain the theory of plate tectonics. Based on the comments these people think that continental drift is the end of the story.

[@griffinshay1]

i cant believe this was made in 2012 this video is like 2020 quality

[@milessandler1947]

Ikr

[@vughejoy8833]

This makes geography easy to understand,thanks for this it helps me study with passion and Interest

[@barnabasmensah9595]

I enjoyed every word you spoke. I appreciate all the slides. Thanks a lot

[@Rabiakalhoro1]

it cleared my concept like anything,i missed the link of this video and the wordings of this video were going on in my mind,finally i searched it back. Its brief,to the point and perfectly explained.

[@tariqsyed1919]

That was an awesome lesson on Continental Drift!

[@norissisca]

I've got an exam about this tomorrow and struggled trying to find videos that are actually helpful and linked to my exam until i found this 11 year old video that LITERALLY answers 4 of my questions, thank you so much for this... oh my god 😭

[@Ellensburg44]

Am loving all of your videos, Michael! Thank you.

[@benevolent8571]

Excellent Work

[@mikesammartano]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@sakshidwivedi5628]

Woww ....... thanks Sir for giving that much information in just 12 minutes without wasting our single minute. I came here only got to know about continental drift theory but because of you I got to know about a great scientist Wegner and his continues efforts towards his work. 🌼🌼

[@riderop6776]

You should deserve 100 million subscribers

[@ENLIGHTENMENTscience]

🤗🤗🤗

[@reverseuniverse2559]

Kind of you to do an honour and remembrance story for this legend👍

[@shaedits6242]

Just imagine the teacher teach this lesson for an hour, but he only explained it briefly and understandable for only minutes

[@omniayoussef602]

I really loved every minute of this video

[@alwaysexplore574]

Ambitious Alfred wegener Sir... Salute to your work.. 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@SP-wg5yq]

I loved your way of explanation...and now I m sure that I m never gonna forget this..thank you😊

[@Blessing_0410]

got a test tomorrow and this was very helpful

[@foxyy2993]

*Small correction At 2:31 it’s Pangaea and not pagaea

[@kayceehabagon1420]

this is a great channel, a lot of people should watch this

[@jovynabong3858]

Very helpful video!

[@darblene6778]

OMG I'm learning about continental drift in my science class. I wonder why this was in my recommendations

[@shwethag3379]

Beautifully explained. Very understanding

[@gurudevsingh3020]

The Indian mainland was part of Gondwana land and was separated from the northern Eurasia land mass by Tethys sea. Because of drifting off land mass the Himalayas have risen from the bottom of Tethys Sea. In the gandaki river of Nepal we find the fossils of Marine life, We call these fossils as " Saligram".

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[@maheshdave8012]

@im anonymous so u dont want to know my name what is meant by another Indian??? You are another idiot... mind it

[@maheshdave8012]

@im anonymous so u dont want to know my name hmm..ok

[@sagarambradkar2938]

I'm an Indian and my Indian bros chill the f**k up!

[@PaintingwithAvipsa]

This is the best video on the topic yet .. thank u for this

[@graziabiel4793]

i like this so much this is so much effort and i'm 9 years old and i can learned it in science thank you for your hard work it was very interesting

[@prosperbydivinedesign5257]

Thank you for the lesson not taught in school.

[@kantlunatico]

Hi there! Nice content. Helped me a lot with a class. I'm science and biology teacher. You really have done a great work here =D

[@cesarsalvestro6878]

EXCELLENT EXPLANATION !!! ... THANKS FOR ALL !!!

[@josephirvingcrisologo]

He can be a professor. The way he explained is clear and understandable

[@sumairanosheen5374]

As perfect as it can be Thank you Sir appreciated 🙌

[@nainimadhukumari4230]

Thank you sir .This lecture helps me alot 😊 Great teacher ☺️

[@annaciesielska4463]

Thank you so much , my English is not so perfect but the way how you explain this was so easy to understand so fascinating so interesting. Thank you so much 🥰 all your videos and speech is so great, thank you

[@silasbroekhoven]

Thanks for this! This helped with my homework about the supporting evidence of the Continental Drift

[@LESEDILUTHANDO]

The world need people such as him

[@guyfeldman6825]

When I was young I did quite a few puzzles and always thought the continents could be connected. Put in the seafloor spreading theory and it totally makes sense. Its even crazier to think that different continents have similar formations and plant fossils.

[@mikesammartano]

I know! Interesting stuff!

[@mohammaduddin5856]

Yep

[@user_mac0153]

So what drives the seperation of the original supercontinent into fragments that drift apart. Is it a collision with a foreign body in space? Where's the impact zone, under the Pacific? Why is Earth's ocean floor crust spreading, like the crust of a yeasty dough, is Earth swelling? Maybe not, if subduction accounts for the mantle/core convection process right up at the crust. But doesn't that also imply there is a thinner boundary between the lithic strata which would still be explicable as potentially due to a massive collision with a gigantic foreign object, perhaps introduced to the Earth in its past?

[@ravikumartv7038]

Thank you sir for explaining clearly

[@dharshanragavendar]

I am studying geology Can you explain the field geology Please It's really help for me and my colleague

[@Maria_AR2109]

The fact that a weather person did that is literally insane . 😃 Round of applause for him 👏

[@theeugenechong]

Really good video! Everything is so clear and easy to understand! Thanks and keep up the good work

[@asmgbn]

love this video, it feels like someone is just telling me a story

[@vincentaoro7108]

This lesson is just wow

[@Mooon123-b9o]

I don’t recall that I have studied about this theory in high school. And now I learned this in this video Thanks for sharing such information videos.

[@Cindy0078]

Really ,it proved to be a great help thank you sooo much 😁

[@frontview1]

At nine min I wanted to scream saying OK OK I UNDERSTAND. What you are saying makes logical sense. You pounded knowledge into my skull, now leave me alone! Good Job!!!

[@EnerJetix]

This helped me in my science exam.

[@jebking3197]

EnerJetix god put the dinosaurs there to test our faith

[@sushmagadkar3331]

Lately but I found the best channel to learn geography concepts. Thank you sir!

[@bamangyar3683]

Sir!! Here im ur new subscriber plz keep upload more videos...about structure geology..

[@davidgeorgemarksergeant4373]

Outstanding presentation. Thankyou

[@rottenapplesgreenapples8873]

I learned this about my school yesterday and now it’s on my recommendation Illuminati confirmed

[@nandedeska]

no. It's the KZbin Algorithm.

[@lorreli]

Coincidence

[@nishkarsh7356]

Thank you from India , thank you

[@akashchoubey3207]

Inner heat of earth drives the shift of inner parts of Earth in a systematic centralized spherical structure driving Continental drift

[@fudgedogbannana]

Thanks, they always present continental drift for a bird's point of view when the should be showing a worm's eye view

[@awaken5739]

Ultimate explaination 👍

[@mikesammartano]

Thanks!!

[@wedrarloopy1873]

0:08 New Zealand: aM I a J0kE To Y0u

[@johnknee1537]

wedrarloopy I know right! 🤣🤣sons of bitches!!

[@starf1are505]

Alaska disappears as well

[@lanimalpartida3794]

Hmm... I really don't get this...

[@starf1are505]

@@lanimalpartida3794 lookat the map carefully and u will find a significant part missing

[@takshashila2995]

@@starf1are505 New Zealand doesn't exist

[@noble_piano9542]

thanks Mike Sammartano

[@bard5865]

Alfred Wegener: They called me a madman!

[@Mr_Big_]

YET HE DIED

[@red_dulge]

@@Mr_Big_ Says the one who lived worthless and will die worthless.

[@karthikh1050]

Beautifully presented.

[@Nothing-qf1jm]

Learning more in yt then in school lol

[@lishawang6435]

Thanks! Great explanation, I love it!

[@carlosyamashita562]

Wegener had a hard time with scientists of his time. The Theory of Continental drift had been accepted after the 50"s!!

[@angeladiva4456]

Thanks for your help ,this was exactly what I needed

[@krns1695]

Me : trying to learn something new This video : AAAAHHHH LETS TALK ABOUT THE CONTINENTAL DRIFT

[@streamofwaterlife1426]

Thank u for sharing it clearly and understable

[@ximwreck49]

Sea floor spreading caused them to move apart.

[@nikkibishop8025]

Thank you so much, Mike. Your videos are always a pleasure to watch.