Continental Stuff Flashcards
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What is a fossil
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A fossil is remains of a dead animal in a rock (they were found in patterns that showed continents were once connected)
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What is continental drift?
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Once all the continents were piled together and now are drifted apart
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What is Pangea?
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Pangea means “all lands” is the name of the connected continent
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What is a continent?
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A continent is a big piece of land and there are 7 of them on our planet.
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What is climate
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Climate is weather patterns for example temperate climates
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Why is coal important?
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Coal was lined up in a certain way that means the continents were once connected
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Why are glaciers important?
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They found big holes in South Africa from glaciers, which showed that the continents were connected at one point.
