Continental Drift

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Across
  1. 1. A supercontinent made from all of the continents that existed millions of years ago
  2. 3. the continents move on these
  3. 4. Supports the continental drift theory. Found when Wegener noticed signs of ancient glaciers and glacial striations in places where it would have been impossible to see glaciers today.
  4. 6. Supports the continental drift theory. Found when Wegener noticed landforms like mountains or rivers on different continents and lined up when the continents were pushed together, so it looked like they were part of a whole before.
  5. 8. A large separate landmass surrounded by ocean.
  6. 9. German scientist who proposed the theory of Continental Drift and Pangea
Down
  1. 1. Wegener noticed that some continents fit together like a _____.
  2. 2. Supports the continental drift theory. Found when Wegener noticed the fossils of the same animals on landmasses far away from each other. It was unlikely that the ancient organisms could have crossed the ocean because they were land animals and plants.
  3. 5. Wegener saw that there were similar ____ formations in Africa and South America and similar mountains around the coast in North America and Europe. This supported his continental drift theory.
  4. 7. Another theory about the continents that opposed Wegener’s continental drift