Ocean Floor And Plate Tectonics Flashcards

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Describe Alfred wegeners continental drift hypothesis. What are 4 pieces of evidence in support of this?

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The similarity of the shapes of the coasts on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean. The existence of identical rock formations and fossils on different continents.

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Panthalassa was the name of the original global ocean. What was the name of the supercontinent it surrounded

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Pangaea

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