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Five types of evidence for Wegener's theory are displayed

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Five types of evidence for Wegener's theory are displayed. Review each of the evidence types. Then, in a minimum of two sentences for each type, describe the evidence proposed.

•             Jigsaw Fit

•             Tectonic Fit

•             Fossil Evidence

•             Geological Fit

•             Glacial Deposits

Then, for each of the scientists listed on the site, describe how their ideas caused the original theory to evolve into what we know today.

•             Harry Hammond Hess

•             Frederick Vine and Drummond Matthews

•             John Tuzo-Wilson

•             Dan McKenzie

Unit 4 Assignment Part 2:

As part of this task, you will be creating a Google drawing of the following types of plate boundaries. Be sure to label each of your diagrams.

•             Convergent Boundary (Subduction)

•             Convergent Boundary (Collision)

•             Divergent Boundary

•             Transform Boundary

Unit 4 Assignment Part 3:

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Unit 4 Assignment Part 4:

 

1. If a soil survey tells you that you have a ‘sandy clay loam’ on your property, what does your soil have in most abundance: sand, silt or clay?

2. If you send your soil out for a test and find out that it contains 75% silt and 25% clay, what kind of soil do you have?

3. Pure loam is considered to be the best kind of soil for a farm or garden and is often defined as a soil with roughly equal proportions of sand, silt, and clay. Is that what the diagram shows?