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Continental Drift Flashcards

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Texture of mantle…

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Plastic, logical that solid pieces of crust are able to float and move around on it

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Pangea

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Gondwanaland and Laurasia

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Gondwanaland

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South America, Africa, Antarctica, India, Australia

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Laurasia

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Europe, Asia, North America

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All landmasses moved …

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Northwards

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Puzzle Pieces

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  • similar outlines
  • plant and animal fossils
  • mineral belts are continuos
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Suggested by…

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Alfred Wegener in 1912

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