Continental Drift Activity Packet Questions (7th Grade Science) – Flashcards
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What is the idea of Continental Drift?
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A theory stating that the Earth's continents have been joined together and have moved away from each other at different times in the Earth's history
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Which 2 continents have the most obvious fit of the coastlines?
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South America and Africa
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How were the fossil symbols and mountain belts helpful in deciding where to move the continents?
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They made it a lot easier to see where to put the pieces. Otherwise, it was really hard to fit them all together.
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Why don't the present shapes of the continents fit perfectly into a supercontinent?
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Because there never really WAS a supercontinent called Pangea. They were never really fit all together in the past.
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Which fossil occurs on the most landmasses? What does this suggest about when these particular continents broke up?
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The Lystrosaurus reptile. It suggests that when the continents broke up the reptiles continued to exist on their new landmasses.
