The following notes are for those students who are working out of the Harcourt "thick" book. Refer to pages C22-25 “How Earth’s Surface Has Changed”.
Vocabulary
The students used a vocabulary strategy to define the following words. Each strategy included the word, definition, sentence, additional facts, and a picture;
Time Period | Effect(s) of Continental Drift |
225 million years ago |
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200 million years ago |
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100 million years ago |
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Today |
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Review Questions:
1. What did Earth’s surface look like 225 million years ago?
2. What happened to the supercontinent?
3. What will happen to the continents in the future?
4. What evidence was there to support the theory of continental drift?
5. Why can’t you see direct evidence of continental drift?
6. When looking at the Grand Canyon where are the most recently formed fossils?
7. When looking at the Grand Canyon where are the rocks located from the time of Pangea?
Red Check Questions & Answers:
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