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continents drifted to current location
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| who proposed continental drift |
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| problems with theory of continental drift |
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1. no proof
2. no explanation of how it happened |
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| similar plant and animal fossils found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean |
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1. glacial evidence in warmer climates
2. fossil of ferns found in cold climates |
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| similar rock types found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean |
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| molten rock pushed thru at mid-Atlantic Ridge |
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newer rocks near mid-Atlantic ridge
magnetic clues in rocks |
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| What is the Greek word for one world |
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| crustal sections (plates) move around on mantel |
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| two continental (less dense) plates collide (ex. India & Asia) |
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| denser oceanic plate goes continental plate (ex. California coast) |
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| plates slide be each other |
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| two oceanic plates move apart |
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| what does conational collision form |
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