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Card 6

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Created original theory of 'continental drift'

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Card 7

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The original supercontinent

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Card 8

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Evidence of continental drift- jisaw fit of South America and ....

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Card 9

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Evidence of continental drift- matching .... in northwest Scotland and eastern Canada

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Card 10

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Evidence of continental drift- ..... found under Antarctic ice cap

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Card 11

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Evidence of continental drift- a unique Permian fossil reptile (mesosaurus) only found in Southwest Africa and .....

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Card 12

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In the 1950s, when nuclear submarines began to map the ocean floor with accuracy this was discovered, along with similar features, in seismically active regions

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Card 13

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1962- this American geologist studied the age of rocks on the Atlantic Ocean floor

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Card 14

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The concept that the American geologist's evidence led to

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Card 15

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The study of the history of changes in the Earth's magnetic field-effectively confirmed the American geologist's theory

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