Analyzing Evidence: Continental Drift

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Is it Evidence?

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YES

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Is it Evidence?

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Yes

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Is it Evidence?

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No

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Is it Evidence?

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No

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Is it Evidence?

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Yes

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What is the idea of Continental Drift?

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A theory stating that the Earth's continents have been joined together and have moved away from each other at different times in the Earth's history

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Which 2 continents have the most obvious fit of the coastlines?

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South America and Africa

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How were the fossil symbols and mountain belts helpful in deciding where to move the continents?

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The fossil symbols and mountain belts were helpful because they showed where the land and water dinosaurs were able to live, especially with the non-swimmers in Africa and South America. There is proof of some mountains matching in Western Europe and Greenland.

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Why don't the present shapes of the continents fit perfectly into a supercontinent? The coastlines of the supercontinent were weathered & eroded as they moved to their present day locations. 

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True

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Which fossil occurs on the most landmasses? What does this suggest about when these particular continents broke up?

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The Glossopteridales occurs on most landmasses.  This suggests that the continents were once merged into supercontinents.