Plate Tectonics

When did new technologies finally reveal more evidence about how continents move?

Advances in what two things helped explain how continents move?

What type of fossil did Wegener use to support continental drift?

Antarctica once had a tropical climate.

What was some of the data that Wegener collected to support his hypothesis?

Where did Wegener find climatic evidence in the form of glacial deposits?

Wegner had a strong background in meteorology.

What is the name of the supercontinent that is Greek for all the earth?

Name this athlete.

In which mountains did Wegener observe rocks that were similar to rocks in other countries?

135 million years ago, what two continents were beginning to separate?

What was a major flaw that prevented the idea of continental drift from being widely accepted?

What is the idea of the continents spreading apart across the oceans called?

Who first propsed the idea of moving continents?

Name this team.