Wednesday, November 20, 2013

CONTINENTAL DRIFT


Continental DriftThe movement of continental crust through geological time. This theory has be  proved by 1950. (大陆漂移说
French: Continental Drift       Spanish: Deriva Continental        Arabic: الانجراف القاري


Pangaea: All land's together. (盘古)
French: Pangaea       Spanish: Pangea        Arabic: بانجيا



creator of continental drift theory - Alfred Wegener

                    
                   Evidence of pangaea:


- Type of rock found on today is similar age.




- All land can be fit together. 






 -  Animal and plants had been found on same age. 



- Coal can be found on the Antarctica ice cap.



Source: http://www.moorlandschool.co.uk/earth/pangea.htm
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080626173910AA6WVoY



Summary: Continental Drift theory is The movement of all lands separate through a geological time. It proved by Alfred Wegener. Pangaea is all lands together, some proves of Continental drift is Goal distribution, Coal can be found in Antarctic ice cap; Plant and animal fossils of the same age have been found on rocks; different types of rock found on each continent today had similar age; all land can be fits together.

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Quiz:

1. What is Pangaea?
- All lands seperate
- All lands connected

2.Who's the creator of continental drift theory?
- Alfred Wegener
- Erich Von Drygalski
- Galileo Galilei

3.What is continental theory?
- The movement of continental crust through geological time.
- The movement of oceanic crust through geological time.

4. When does this theory had be proved?
- 1912
- 1958
- 1950

5. what is some evidences that prove the Continental Drift theory?
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