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Continental Drift
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7th Grade
02/19/2014

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Continental Drift
Definition
continents drifted to current location (from Pangaea)
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Pangaea
Definition
land when all continents were formed together
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Alfred Wegener
Definition
German meteorologist that proposed continental drift
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problems with continental drift theory
Definition
no proof and no explanation how it happened
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fossil clues
Definition
similar plant and animal fossils found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean
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Climate clues
Definition
Glacial evidence in warmer climates
Fossils of ferns in cold climates
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Rock clues
Definition
similar rock types found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean
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Seafloor spreading
Definition
molten rock pushed thru at mid-Atlantic Ridge
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proof of seafloor spreading
Definition
Newer rocks near mid-Atlantic ridge
Magnetic clues in rocks
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who proposed seafloor spreading
Definition
Harry Hess (1960’s)
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Plate tectonics theory
Definition
crustal sections (plate) move around on mantle
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major plates, how many?
Definition
13-14
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Plate boundaries
Definition
where plates meet
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Convergent
Definition
where plates come together
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Continental Collision
Definition
two continental (less dense) plates collide (ex.- India and Asia
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Subduction
Definition
denser oceanic plates goes under less dense continental plate (ex. – California coast)
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Divergent
Definition
plates spread apart
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Seafloor spreading
Definition
two oceanic plates move apart (ex. – mid-Atlantic ridge)
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Rift Valley
Definition
two continental plates move apart (ex. – E. African rift valley)
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Transform
Definition
plates slide by each other
(ex. – San Andrea’s fault (California)
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