Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

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Who is credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

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Alfred Wegener

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The supercontinent in the continental drift hypothesis was called ____.

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Pangaea

Front

What hypothesis states that the continents were once joined to form a single supercontinent?

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continental drift

Front

What is this a picture of?

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pangea

Front

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 two specific continents fit together most noticeably?

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South America and Africa

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What is the area where two tectonic plates meet called?

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a boundary

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What type of boundary is formed when plates collide?

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convergent

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What type of boundary is formed when plates separate?

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divergent

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What type of boundary is formed when plates slide past each other?

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transform