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| Continents drifted to their current location from Pangaea |
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| Who was continental drift proposed by |
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| Problems with continental drift theory |
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| No proof, no explanation of how it happened |
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| Similar plant and animal fossils found on both sides of Atlantic Ocean |
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Glacial evidence in warmer climates
Fossils of ferns in cold climates |
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| Similar rock types found on both sides of Atlantic Ocean |
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| Molten rock pushed through at mid-Atlantic Ridge |
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| Who was sea floor spreading proposed by |
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| Proof of sea floor spreading |
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Newer rocks near mid-Atlantic Ridge
Magnetic clues in rocks |
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| crustal plates move around on mantle |
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| how many major plates are there |
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| convergent, divergent, transform |
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| two continental plates collide (India and Asia) -form mountains |
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| denser organic plate goes under less dense plate |
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| two oceanic plates move apart |
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| two continental plates move apart |
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| plates slide by each other |
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