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Continental drift
Continental drift
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Wegener's ideas were not widely accepted while he was alive because he could not explain
why continents moved
glaciers melting
the evidence
how long it took
2
The scientist that proposed the theory of continents drifting was
Wegener
Yellowstone
Einstein
Newton
3
If the continents continue to drift, what might happen?
they will not continue to drift
the sun will explode
a new supercontinent will form
the oceans will cover the land
4
Wegener noticed the eastern coast of South America matched the shape of the western coast of
Africa
North America
India
Antarctica
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Glossopteris
was found on many continents now separated by oceans. We know this from
bones
rocks
climate
fossils
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All of the continents were once part of a supercontinent called
Pantagonia
Wegener
Pangaea
Grand canyon
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Evidence that South America once had glaciers is a
fossil clue
climate clue
conintent clue
rock clue
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If you could move N.America and Europe next to each other, separate mountain ranges would form
one mountain range
glacial grooves
a Glossopteris
many trenches