Pangaea Evidence and Continental Drift Assignment

After recreating Pangaea using paper cutouts, answer the following questions about the evidence that supports the formation of the supercontinent Pangaea and the theory of continental drift. Use your observations and what you have learned in class to respond. Answer in complete sentences.

Answer the following short answer questions based on your observations and class discussion.

Which two continents have the most obvious fit?

Of the evidence, which is most widespread (found on the most continents)?

Of the evidence shown, which are geologic evidence?

Why is this part of a theory called ‘continental drift’?

Why is it interesting that we have fern fossils in Antarctica?

Which continents were most difficult to place? Why?

Why do you think the continents don’t fit together perfectly? What processes have occurred since?

How do you think the movement of the continents since the time of Pangaea is related to a theory called ‘seafloor spreading’?