Alfred Wegener & Continental Drift

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Pangaea

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Single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and created our continents.

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Fossil

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The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.

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Glacial Deposits

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Rocks and soil that are left behind after a glacier melts.

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Glacial Grooves

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Grooves in solid rock formations made by glaciers.

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Geology

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Science dealing with the earth's history as recorded in rocks.

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Climate

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Overall weather in an area over a long period of time.

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Continental drift

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The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface.

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Alfred Wegener

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A German scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift.