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Pangaea Guided Notes
Continental Drift: the hypothesis, stated by ___________________, that states the
___________________ once formed a single land mass, broke up, and ____________ to their
present location.
Evidence from Landforms: Puzzle-like fit & mountain ranges of ____________ &
______________________line up.
Coal Deposits: European ______________________ match up with similar coal fields in
_________________________.
Evidence from Fossils:
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__________________& _______________- found in places now separated by oceans
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Glossopteris- fernlike ___________ found in rocks in ___________, S. America,
Australia,____________& Antarctica
Evidence from Climate
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Island of ________________________
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Lies in Arctic Ocean; harsh, ______________________
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Fossils of ________________________ found here
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___________________
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Evidence of past __________________ found in rocks of South Africa
Mid-Ocean Ridges and Seafloor Spreading
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Mid-Ocean Ridges are places where _____________________ takes place.
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These are underwater mountain chains in the Earth’s ________________.
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Seafloor Spreading is the process by which new oceanic _______________ forms as
____________ rises towards the surface and _______________.