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What evidence suggests that continents move?
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1.) Geographical features 2.) Fossil Patterns 3.) Climate Change |
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What is the name of Alfred Wegener's theory that states that continents were once thought to have joined in a single large landmass called Pangaea? |
Continental Drift |
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Why did most scientists reject Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift? |
Wegener could not explain how the landmasses were moving. |
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What geographical feature discovery lead to more scientists accepting Wegener's ideas? |
Sonar uncovered huge underwater mountain ranges called mid-oceanic ridges. |
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What type of plate boundary occurs when plates are moving away from each other? |
Divergent Boundary |
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What type of plate boundary moves side to side? |
Transform Boundary |
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What type of plate boundary moves toward one another? |
Convergent Boundary |
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****Kudos Question**** What is the name of the branch of science that studies the planet Earth? |
Earth Science or also known as Geo Science "Geo" means Earth in latin :) |