Matching Pairs Continental Drift EvidenceOnline version Evidence of continental drift by Benjamin D Morgan 1 Glacier Remains Evidence Definition 2 Rock Evidence Definition 3 Tropical Swamp Remain Evidence Explanation 4 GPS Laser Evidence 5 Glacier Remains Evidence Model 6 Fossil Evidence Model (diagram) 7 Tropical Swamp Remains Diagram (Model) 8 Continental Drift 9 Continent Shape Evidence Description 10 Paleoclimactic Evidence Model (Diagram) 11 Continent Shape Model/Diagram 12 Paleoclimactic Evidence Explanation 13 Palemagnetism Definition 14 Fossil Evidence Definition 15 Rock Evidence Model (diagram) 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. Coastlines of different continents look like they could fit together like a jigsaw puzzle 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 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. 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 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 Theory that the continents are slowly moving around the planet 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.
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