Evidence of our Dynamic Earth

Continental Drift Look at the map below. Match the continents that coastlines line up together like a puzzle. For example, South America and Africa look like they would match up perfectly! North America Europe South America Africa India Australia Complete the statement Weathering and erosion are the reasons that the coastlines of the continents do not match up perfectly today. Complete the statement(s) During Earth's history, extinct organisms have been preserved as fossils. The Mesosaurus is a small, freshwater reptile that was found in both South America and Africa. This organism would not have been able to swim across the Atlantic ocean, so the continents must have been connected when the organism lived. The image below shows where glaciers would have originated from. Where are most of the glaciers from based off the arrows? Africa Antartica Australia Review of rocks: Coal is made from _. Seashells Lava decayed swamp plants decayed pine cones Antarctica has a large reserve of coal. (WEIRD: Coal is made from swamps!) The presence of coal on Antarctica suggests that the continent _ is located today where it has always been. used to be located near the equator. used to be located away from the equator. Complete the following sentence. Rock formations are evidence that the continents were once joined because they are the same age and structure despite being separated by great distances. Click on the bubbles and label the evidence on the image. Choices include: "The name of our most recent supercontinent", "Fossils", "Coal", "Glaciers", "Shape of the continents" Fossils Glaciers The name of our most recent supercontinent Coal Shape of the continents Fill in the sentences about glaciers. Glaciers are giant slabs of ice. The presence of glacier grooves in hot locations is evidence that these continents used to be located away from the equator.