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a heat transfer process that involves the movement of energy from one place to another

Convection current

who states that continents are slowly drifting around the Earth

Alfred Wegener

Alfred wegener curiousity

Edges of south america and africa

matchinglarge-scalegeologicalfeaturesondifferent continents.

Geological fit evedence

persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight.

Glaciers

Wegener used it as biogeographic evidence for continental drift and land bridging.

Fossil evidence

Known to have been a type of reptile which propelled itself, through the water with its long hind legs and limber tail. -Found solely in South Africa and Eastern South America

Mesosaurus

-Was a mammal-like reptile. Roaming the terrains during the Triassic period. -Was a large as a modern wolf -Found in South Africa and South America

Cynognathus

-Which translate to "shovel reptile".Thought to have been a herbivorewith stout built like a pig.-Found in Antartica, India, and SouthAfrica.

Lystrosaurus

-Consider as important fossil evidence found in the plant. -Found in the Australia, Antartica, India, South Africa and South America. (All southern continents)

Glossopteris

produced new evidence of what the seafloor looked like.

SONAR

American geologist and a United States Navy officer in World War II who is considered one of the "founding fathers" Of the unifying theory of plate tectonics

Harry Hammond Hess

published the theory of seafloor spreading theory

Harry Hammond Hess