Plate Tectonic LT 1,2,3

North America

Filipino Plate

Wegener noticed that the shapes of the continents seemed to fit together like puzzle pieces.

What is Pangea?

Alfred Wegener noticed that the same land animals could be found on land separated by oceans.

When Wegener found that the fossils of the same types of plants and animals were found on continents separated by oceans in made him think that…..

Alfred Wegener noticed Parts of the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States are similar to those found in Greenland and western Europe.

Alfred Wegener found glacial deposits in Antarctica which supports his theory of Continental drift .

Who first began studying the ocean floor?

What is the mid-ocean ridge?

Where did Harry Hess discover the YOUNGEST seafloor was located?

The seafloor is recycled