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Wegner's theory

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1
Wegener came up with the concept of:
Rodinia
convection
Wilson cycle
Pangea
2
What did Wegener think was in motion?
ocean floor
continents
moon
core
3
According the Wegener, what did he think was making the continents move?
aliens.
convection in the mantle
the continents were dizzy
the spin of the Earth
4
Were Wegener's ideas readily accepted by the scientific community?
They weren't sure, and were out to further test his ideas
Yes! They loved it, it explained everything
No, because we know the Earth doesn't move at all!
Nope, they thought he was crazy
5
The presence of glaciers on continents near the equator today showed Wegener:
sometimes, it snows a lot
the Earth was once colder
the continents were once nearer to the poles
the oceans were once frozen
6
What did Wegener look at to see if the continents fit together?
shorelines
matching rock units
ocean floor
matching glaciers