Continental Drift 2023.

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What causes the force that moves the continents?

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Convection in the mantle.

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What is a theory?

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An explanation of all of the facts that are known.

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Which piece of evidence did Wegener NOT use in his theory?

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There were the remains of bridges built by humans to connect the continents.

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Which two continents fit together most noticeably?

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South America and Africa.

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What type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?

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Evidence from human remains.

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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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Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

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Alfred Wegener.

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What is the significance of fossil evidence in continental drift?

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Fossils of the same species found on different continents support the idea that continents were once connected.

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What role do tectonic plates play in continental drift?

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Tectonic plates are large sections of the Earth's crust that move and interact, causing continents to drift.

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What is Pangaea?

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A supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, where all continents were joined together.