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Continental Drift

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  • How many centimeters per year does the Atlantic Ocean grow?
    2.5cm
  • Why didn't people believe Wegener's theory?
    He was a meteorologist not a geologist and he didn't know HOW the continents moved.
  • What was the name of the supercontinent when all the current continents were all together?
    Pangaea
  • Is the Atlantic Ocean getting bigger or smaller due to continental drift?
    Bigger
  • What did Alfred Wegener notice about the borders of the continents?
    They fit together like puzzle pieces
  • Are the continents still moving?
    Yes
  • How does the location of fossils support the theory of continental drift?
    Scientists have found fossils of the same species on different continents
  • What kind of scientist was Alfred Wegener?
    Meterologist
  • What is the idea that Earth's land masses are slowly moving over geologic time called?
    Continental Drift
  • What is the name of the scientist who came up with the theory of continental drift?
    Alfred Wegener