Continental Drift

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Who is the German Scientist that came up with the theory of the Continental Drift?

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Alfred Wegener

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What are the three types of Evidence that supports Alfred Wegener's Theory?

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Fossils, Land forms, and Climate

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Where did Wegener find plant fossils that today would not be able to survive on that type of land?

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Antarctica

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When Wegener looked at maps he noticed African and South American ____________ lined up.

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Mountain Ranges

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Originally the Continental drift theory was not well received by other scientists. Why?

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The scientists did not know the force responsible for moving the continents.

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This is a picture of glacier scars found in Africa. What are these evidence for?

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Africa was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climate

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What evidence did Wegener use to support his theory?

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Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces, glacier scars and other climate evidence from temperature, mountain ranges and rocks line up across continents.

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

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Pangea

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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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Why did no one believe Wegener's theory?

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He could not explain HOW the continents moved