7.10A DN: Continental Drift 12/3/24

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What was the name of the single landmass that later split into Laurasia and Gondwana?

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Pangaea

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What hypothesis did Wegener propose about the continents?

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The continents were once joined and have drifted apart over time.

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Which of the following was NOT part of Wegener's evidence for Continental Drift?

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Law of superposition.

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What did Wegener struggle to explain regarding Continental Drift?

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How the continents moved.

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What is Continental Drift?

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The theory that continents have moved over geological time from one location to another.

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Who proposed the theory of Continental Drift?

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Alfred Wegener.

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What evidence did Wegener use to support his theory?

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Fossil evidence, matching coastlines, and geological similarities.

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What are Laurasia and Gondwana?

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They are the two landmasses that formed after Pangaea split.

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What is the significance of the coastlines of continents fitting together?

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It suggests that continents were once connected.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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What role do fossils play in the theory of Continental Drift?

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Fossils of the same species found on different continents indicate they were once joined.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-LS4-1