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Continental drift
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the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
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Alfred Wegener
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he came up with the continental drift theory
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Magnetic reversals
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When Earth’s magnetic poles change places
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How do magnetic reversals show that the sea floor is expanding in some areas?
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Glossopteris
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plant that helped tell us that continental drift was possible
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Mesosaurus
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Animal that helped tell us that continental drift was possible
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