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| continents drifted to current location (from Pangaea)Proposed by Wegener (1912) |
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| similar plant and animal fossils found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean |
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glacial evidence in warmer climates
Fossils of ferns 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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| crustal sections (plates) move around on mantle |
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| two continental (less dense) plates collide (ex. – India & Asia |
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| denser oceanic plate goes under less dense continental plate (ex.California coast) |
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| two oceanic plates move apart (ex. – mid- Atlantic ridge |
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| two continental plates move apart (ex. – E. Africa rift valley |
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1) No proof
2) No explanation how it happened |
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