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What two scientists help discover evidence to explain how the planet works today

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Alfred Wagner

Harry Hess

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Wagner’s evidence

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Land features
Fossils
Climate change

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Hess evidence

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Molten material
Magnetic strips
Drilling samples

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Pangea

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At one time, all thE continents were together

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Continental drift

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The continents spread apart

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Harry Hess

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Proposed sea floor spreading

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Sea floor spreading

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Ocean moves like a conveyor belt, carrying continents along with them

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