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    The document discusses Alfred Wegener's continental drift theory from the early 20th century. It proposes that approximately 300 million years ago, all the continents were joined together in a single supercontinent called Pangaea, which later broke apart and drifted to their current locations. Wegener provided several lines of evidence from fossil distributions, rock formations, and coastline shapes to support his theory, though it was rejected by his peers at the time. The document concludes by mentioning Pangaea Ultima, a proposed future supercontinent predicted to form in 250 million years.

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    The document discusses Alfred Wegener's continental drift theory from the early 20th century. It proposes that approximately 300 million years ago, all the continents were joined together in a single supercontinent called Pangaea, which later broke apart and drifted to their current locations. Wegener provided several lines of evidence from fossil distributions, rock formations, and coastline shapes to support his theory, though it was rejected by his peers at the time. The document concludes by mentioning Pangaea Ultima, a proposed future supercontinent predicted to form in 250 million years.

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    The document discusses Alfred Wegener's continental drift theory from the early 20th century. It proposes that approximately 300 million years ago, all the continents were joined together in a single supercontinent called Pangaea, which later broke apart and drifted to their current locations. Wegener provided several lines of evidence from fossil distributions, rock formations, and coastline shapes to support his theory, though it was rejected by his peers at the time. The document concludes by mentioning Pangaea Ultima, a proposed future supercontinent predicted to form in 250 million years.

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    Pangaea Game

    The Continental Drift Theory

    Alfred Wegener
    1880-1930 a German meteorologist and polar explorer introduced the continental drift theory in his book, The Origin of Continents and Oceans, published in 1915

    theory was rejected by his peers

    Wegeners Continental Drift Theory


    Pangaea, a single supercontinent, existed about 300 million years ago. It later separated into smaller land masses that drifted through the earths crust and continue to do so. The movement of land masses is due to centrifugal and tidal forces.

    Clues Pointing to Continental Drift

    1. Matching along the continental shelf of land masses

    Coal mine in Norway

    2. The presence of coal near the poles

    3. Traces of glaciers near the tropics

    a) Glossopteris found in South America, South Africa, Australia, India, and Antarctica

    b) Mesosaurus found in South America and Africa

    4. Unexpected fossil findings across continents

    Hippopotamus found only in Africa and Madagascar

    5. Distribution of modern fauna across continents

    6. Broken chain of mountains across continents

    7. Similar patterns in rocks across continents

    The Present

    The Future

    Pangaea Ultima

    Dyad sharing
    What do you think would happen if we had but one supercontinent in our world today? If you were presented with a new idea, how would you go about deciding whether to accept it or not? If you had a new idea, very different from what was commonly believed; would you be willing to present it? How would you go about doing so?

    Pop Quiz!

    Answer A or B
    1. Who first proposed the theory

    of continental drift? A. Alfred Wegener B. Galileo Galilee

    Answer A or B
    2. What was the reason that

    Wegener's theory of continental drift was rejected? A. He could not explain where the continents had moved. B. He could not sufficiently explain what was moving the continents.

    Answer A or B
    3. Why did Wegener think that the

    Antarctic continent had been closer to the equator in the geologic past? A. presence of coal beds B. presence of volcanic rocks

    Answer A or B
    4. The supercontinent from

    Wegener's theory of continental drift is called ______. A. Gondwanaland B. Pangaea

    Answer A or B
    5. Which type of information was

    NOT collected by Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis? A. geologic columns B. ridges on the ocean floor

    Answer A or B
    6. What evidence proved that

    South America, Africa, India, and Australia were once located near the poles? A. have a winter season B. presence of glacier traces

    Answer A or B
    7. What does Pangaea mean?

    A. a very big continent B. all the lands

    Answer A or B
    8. What do scientists use today to

    measure how much land masses move? A. GPS satellites B. Hubble telescope

    Answer A or B
    9. Why are Mesosaurus fossils found

    on different continents? A. These continents were joined together when mesosaurs lived. B. Mesosaurs could swim to different continents.

    Answer A or B
    10.What is the name of the next

    supercontinent predicted to exist 250 million years from now? A. Panthalassa B. Pangaea Ultima

    The End

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