The Scientist
This German scientist proposed the continental drift theory in 1912.
Who is Alfred Wegener?
A giant supercontinent where all of today's continents were stuck together.
What was Pangaea?
Fossils on separate continents are of the same plant or animal.
What is fossil evidence?
Wegener was like this type of person because he noticed clues that others missed.
What is a detective?
True or False: Pangaea broke apart quickly in just a few years.
What is false?
These mountains in North America line up perfectly with mountains in Europe.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
This is the year Alfred Wegener first proposed his continental drift theory.
What is 1912?
These two continents fit together best like puzzle pieces, giving us a clue about Pangaea.
What is South American and Africa?
When continents are put back together, mountain ranges do this.
What is connect or line up perfectly?
These are the years that Alfred Wegener lived.
What is 1880 to 1930?
How long ago did Pangaea exist?
What is about 300 million years ago?
This type of evidence includes finding the same rock types on different continents.
What are rock clues?
The name "Pangaea" means this in Greek.
What is "all lands"?
Glacial grooves being found on continents that are now warm climates.
What is a climate clues?