'Similar fossils' presentation slideshows

Physics of Weather

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Plate Tectonics

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Drifting Continents

Drifting Continents. Key Terminology Hypothesis - a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations, but that is not yet verified. Theory - a hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"

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KEY TERMS

S3: Drifting Continents. KEY TERMS Continental Drift : ALFRED WEGENERs hypothesis that the continents slowly move over Earths surface. Fossil : the remains of a plant or animal that have been preserved in rock . Pangaea : The supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago.

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Warm Up September 10 th , 2013

Warm Up September 10 th , 2013. 3 Observations, 3 Inferences, 1 Question. So (second chance) how did the Earth form?. Theory of Continental Drift*. The 7 major continents were once all part of one piece of land (a supercontinent) called Pangaea.

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Learning Goals:

Learning Goals:. Describe the historical events that led to the Theory of Plate Tectonics. Explain the mechanism for the movement of the plates. Development of the Theory: Alfred Wegener (in 1924).

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