An enlightening passage of discovery of the Dynamic Earth A Look at Continental Drift Theory and Its Flaws Hypothesis about continental drift put forward by the distinguished scholar Alfred Wegener was the memorable concept that declared the immovable character of the Earth’s continents. According to Wegener’s theory there was movement in the later of the continents and therefore the formation of some and the breaking up of others. Nonetheless, Wegener’s theory came under criticism compelling the scientific community to look for the mechanism driving this movement. The scientific community of that time could not comprehend the forces that can lead to such gigantic movements of the earth’s surface and due to this reason, a shift in the benchmark was not acknowledged.   The Birth of Plate Tectonics The rejection of Wegener's continental drift theory paved the way for the development of a more comprehensive and scientifically sound concept: It depends on the b...