| A | B |
|---|
| Pangaea | name of the supercontinent we have been studying |
| Alfred Wegener | proposed the theory of continenetal drift |
| Force that moves the Earth's crust | convection currents in the mantle |
| Glossopteris | plant fossil found on many different continents |
| Lystrosaurus | fissolized bones of this creature were found on many diiernet continenets |
| glaciers | scratches on rock led Wegener to believe that these once covered parts of India and Autralia |
| south pole | the climate of India must have been much colder at one time. This led Wegener to think it was much closer to this |
| early 1900's | when Wegener first prposed his theory |
| 1960's | When Wegener's theory became widely accepted |
| Africa and South America | muontains in these 2 places liend up |
| fossil | remains of an ancient organism preserved on rock |
| coal | a rock that forms from ancient tropical plants |
| climate, landforms and fossils | categories of evidence Wegener used to support his theory |
| India | has moved the furthest since Pangaea broke apart |
| 250-300 million years ago | when Pangaea existed |
| Himalayas | formed when India hit Eurasia |
