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1 Tectonic Motion Plate

2 Tectonic plates

3 Alfred Wegener 1912,Introduced continental drift Idea rejected
Predicted badly Competed with contraction theory

4 Contraction theory Thought to have created mountains in cooling
Falsely proved

5 Pangaea Continents position explanation Sides fit Talked away
Fossils found

6 https://sites. google. com/a/ecsd

7 References http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/wegener.html

8 Quiz Who is Alfred Wegener?
How did he originally think the continents move? 3. What theory was he trying to disprove? (its name and the actual theory) 4-5. Why was this theory wrong?


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