Matching Pairs Continental Drift EvidenceOnline version Evidence of continental drift by Benjamin D Morgan 1 Fossil Evidence Definition 2 Paleoclimactic Evidence Model (Diagram) 3 Paleoclimactic Evidence Explanation 4 Rock Evidence Definition 5 Rock Evidence Model (diagram) 6 Tropical Swamp Remain Evidence Explanation 7 Continent Shape Model/Diagram 8 Tropical Swamp Remains Diagram (Model) 9 GPS Laser Evidence 10 Fossil Evidence Model (diagram) 11 Glacier Remains Evidence Definition 12 Continental Drift 13 Glacier Remains Evidence Model 14 Continent Shape Evidence Description 15 Palemagnetism Definition Iron and other metals in lava point towards magnetic north. When the rock solidifies it stays pointing in that direction. If the rock rotates in the future we can see that it has rotated. This is evidence where fossils of organisms that have a tropical origin (like snakes) are found in climates today that are cold. This means that the area must have moved from a cold region to a warm region. Satellites have been used to measure the exact location of each spot on Earth. We can then measure how much each continent has moved and where it has moved to. Coastlines of different continents look like they could fit together like a jigsaw puzzle Theory that the continents are slowly moving around the planet When the remains of ice sheets are found in areas that are tropical (near the equator). This tells us that these continents must have moved from someplace cold When 2 mountain ranges of the same shape, age, and structure are found on two different continents, but not in the area between them this means they were once connected When a fossil of an organism that cannot swim or fly is found on two or more continents that are far apart. This tells us that these two continents were once connected When climactic evidence of Earth from the past do NOT match today's climate. Either what they find is too cold for the current climate OR too warm for the current climate. This tells us the continents moved from a different area of Earth
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