Evidence for plate tectonic theory 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyPlate tectonicsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: abbyalevelsCreated on: 20-09-16 07:58 What did Francis Bacon notice in 1620? The jigsaw-like fit of the Atlantic coastlines. 1 of 15 What did Alfred Wegener propose in 1912? He took Bacon's idea further and proposed Continental Drift + suggested it all started as one large land mass called Pangaea. 2 of 15 What kind of evidence did he give? (2) Fossils + Geology 3 of 15 Why wasn't this theory noticed? It had no mechanism of movement - did not explain why or how it had happened. 4 of 15 What did Teddy Bullard do in 1962? He used computer technology to match continental shelves together and form Pangaea. 5 of 15 What did Pangaea eventually split in to? Laurasia and Gondwanaland 6 of 15 What does this support and why? Plate tectonics as it shows the plates have moved. 7 of 15 Where were fossils of the Mesosaurus found? (Freshwater reptile) West Africa and East South America 8 of 15 Where were the fossils of the Lystrosaurus found?(Land reptile) Africa, India and Antarctica 9 of 15 What was found in the coal deposits of all southern continents? Glossoptens (ferns) 10 of 15 What did this mean? Glossoptens lived in warm climates so Antarctica must have been near the equator. 11 of 15 Which mountains go through USA, Ireland, Britain, Greenland and Scandinavia? Appalachian 12 of 15 Where are there matching rock sequences (age+type)? In NW. Scotland and E. Canada 13 of 15 Where was carbonifious coal found and why was it strange? Found in Britain but Britain at latitude 55° whereas usually found at 28°N and 23°S 14 of 15 Why was Wegener not believed? Was more of a neurologist, not a scientist, mistranslated parts as it was in German, no mechanism to explain how it moved 15 of 15
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