Name: ___________________________________________________
Continental Drift Notes
1. Continental Drift is the theory that ____________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
2. It was proposed by German Meteorologist ______________________ in the early ______________.
3. The supercontinent __________________ is thought to have existed about __________ million years ago.
4. It then broke apart into _____________________ in the north and _______________________ in the south,
separated by the _____________________ Sea. This occurred about _______________ million years ago.
5. Evidence supporting the theory of continental drift includes:
a. ____________________________________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________________________________________________
d. ____________________________________________________________________________________
6. This theory was largely rejected because it offered no explanation for ______________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Note: See the locations of the continents throughout history on pages 8-9 of the ESRTs.
Fossil Evidence
250 million
years ago
200 million
years ago
Present Day