Earth Flashcard 1 Review

Front

Alfred Wegener's theory that explains how continents moved slowly to their current positions over time

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continental drift

Front

All continents connected as one "super continent"

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Pangaea 

Front

Grooved bedrock in southern parts of South America, Africa, India and Australia represents ________.

Back

glacial evidence

Front

Remains of warm-weather plants and animals that were found in Arctic regions represents ______________.

Back

fossil evidence

Front

Where are the youngest rocks on the ocean floor located?

Back

at mid-ocean ridges

Front

Which theory explains how the new crust is created at mid-ocean ridges?

Back

seafloor spreading

Front

Fossil plant that helped support the theory of continental drift.

Back

Glosspteris

Front

Fossils form best when an organism gets buried quickly and has hard parts.

Back

True

Front

The preserved evidence of the activity of an organism is

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trace fossil