 Continental Drift: Theory that states that the continents have drifted from one location to another over time  Wegener’s support to his hypothesis:

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 Continental Drift: Theory that states that the continents have drifted from one location to another over time  Wegener’s support to his hypothesis: a. Coasts of continents fit like puzzle pieces b. fossil remains found on two separate continents c. Rock formations found on different continents would match up d. Climate change evidence.

 Earth’s lithosphere is broken into plates that move on the asthenosphere  Plate Tectonics: A theory that describes the formation, movements and interactions of these plates

 Support: Data about earthquakes, magnetism, the age of rocks on the ocean floor, some of Wegner’s findings  As the plates move, the continents move.

 Most locations of earthquakes and volcanoes = Location of plate boundaries

 Magnetic minerals in magma orient themselves to face the magnetic pole as the magma solidifies  Magnetic pole has reversed several times in the geologic past  Record of age and pole switches

 Mid-Ocean Ridge: long chain of volcanic mountains on the ocean floor  As new rocks rise in the middle as magma, it forces older rocks out to the side