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By Benjamin H. Schleider IV Continental Drift

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By Benjamin H. Schleider IV

Continental Drift

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Continental Drift is the theory of how continents got in their place. It started when sea floor spreading caused the continents to move from each other while they where all part of the supercontinent, Pangea.

What is Continental Drift?

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Time over time, Pangea split apart and continents were separated and later became their own landmasses.

What happened?

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FactsAlfred Wegener had the idea about

continental drift when he saw South America fit into Africa like a puzzle.

The movie Ice Age Continental Drift is about continental drift.

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1. How did continental drift start?2. What had happened?3. Who had the theory?

Questions

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