Continents Adrift

Worksheet by Clair Brechbill
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Subjects
Geography, Science
Grades
8
Language
ENG
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Continents Adrift Watch the video and answer the questions. 1. The three pieces of evidence that support Alfred Wegener's are the puzzle-like fit of the North America and Africa, presence of tropical fossils in polar regions, and matching rock layers in far away continents.2. What did scientists find on the ocean floor that supported Wegener's theory? mid-ocean ridge3. Where are the oldest rocks found on the sea floor? far from the mid-ocean ridge.4. Earthquakes occur on or near plate boundaries.5. The crust and the upper mantle make up the lithosphere.6. In which layer of the Earth do convection currents occur? mantle Plate Boundaries Draw arrows to represent each of the boundaries: convergent, divergent, and transform.

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