how does the earth work? early 1900’s: continental drift early 1900’s: continental drift theory...
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How does the Earth How does the Earth work?work?
Early 1900’s: Early 1900’s: Continental DriftContinental Drift Theory that continents and plates Theory that continents and plates
move on the surface of the Earthmove on the surface of the Earth No mechanism proposedNo mechanism proposed
Evidence for continental Evidence for continental driftdrift
Matching coastlines from early mapsMatching coastlines from early maps
Evidence for continental Evidence for continental driftdrift
Matching glacierdeposits 300million yearsago
Evidence for continental Evidence for continental driftdrift
Glossopteris fernGlossopteris fern Found on all Found on all
southern southern continentscontinents