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Gr. 8: Ch.1, Section 3: Drifting Continents

Vocabulary and Definitions

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PangaeaThe name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents.
Alfred WegenerThe scientist who developed the idea that the continents were once joined and have since drifted apart. (theory of continental drift)
fossilA trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in a rock.
continental driftThe hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface.


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