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Do Now: Take out ESRT and begin Do Now ( 14 Q Do Now: Take out ESRT and begin Do Now ( 14 Q. worksheet) HW- Labs Due tomorrow Text 448-454 #1-4 Due Thursday.

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Who proposed this theory? What is the theory? Continental Drift video Who proposed this theory? What is the theory? Proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1915

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EVIDENCE Continental coastlines ‘fit’ together like jigsaw puzzle pieces

2. Similar rock types, minerals and fossil along coastlines.

3. Wide distribution of similar plants and animals on many continents today.

What was the Problem with Wegenery’s Theory? Could not explain what made the continents move. He said they were just floating around. HW- Labs Due tomorrow Text 448-454 #1-4 Due Thursday.