Continental Drift Exit Ticket

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What do you call the supercontinent landmass formed million years ago?

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Pangaea

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What are the remains of organisms noticed by Wegener that are found the same in two continents?

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Plants and animals

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What does the theory of continental drift state?

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The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time.

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Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

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Alfred Wegener

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What is continental drift?

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The movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other.

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What evidence supports the theory of continental drift?

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Fossil evidence, geological similarities, and the fit of the continents.

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What is the significance of Pangaea in geology?

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Pangaea is significant as it represents a time when all continents were connected.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact at their boundaries.

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What is the role of convection currents in plate tectonics?

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Convection currents in the mantle drive the movement of tectonic plates.

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What is a fossil?

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The preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms.