Evidence for Continental Drift: Rocks

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dJNsJxduDw

الملخص

TLDRThe video focuses on the evidence for the continental drift theory, particularly through rock analysis. It explains that rock similarities between continents, such as South America and Africa, support the existence of a supercontinent named Pangea. The discussion delves into how rocks create layers over millions of years, these layers are akin to fingerprints. Scientists ascertain that rocks from different continents with the same fingerprint must have originated together. This fingerprint comprises various characteristics like layer sequence, mineral content, and crystal sizes, all scrutinized to prove former continental connections. As an example, sedimentary processes leave unique signatures on rock layers over time, much like volcanic ash, helping scientists verify geological history. Hence, these matched rock layers and their meticulous lab analyses underpin the argument for Pangea, attest to the drifting of continents, and stand as irrefutable evidence for the theory.

الوجبات الجاهزة

  • 🪨 The continental drift theory is supported by rock evidence.
  • 🌎 Rocks from different continents share similar characteristics.
  • 🧪 Rock layers act like fingerprints, proving geological history.
  • 🧩 Matching rock layers suggest continents were once connected.
  • 🔬 Scientists use lab techniques to analyze rock compositions.
  • 📜 Geological history helps understand Earth's past geography.
  • 💼 Rock layer sequences vary based on environmental conditions.
  • 🔄 Similar rock 'fingerprints' indicate a shared origin.
  • 📊 Sediment layers in rocks provide unique identification.
  • 🔍 Accurate scientific methods verify continental connections.

الجدول الزمني

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    The video discusses the third piece of evidence supporting the continental drift theory, focusing on rock formations. Similar rocks found across continents suggest they were once connected as a supercontinent called Pangea. However, the video emphasizes the importance of distinguishing superficial similarities from scientific evidence. It explains how rock layers, especially sedimentary ones, provide a unique 'fingerprint' based on their order, thickness, and composition of minerals and crystals. This fingerprint can link rock formations on separate continents. The presenter clarifies that this is not a simple visual comparison but involves detailed and sophisticated examination to ensure accuracy. The same concept is illustrated using the example of Mount Pinatubo's ash, showing how unique compositions can be traced over large distances. By identifying similar fingerprints in rock layers between South America and Africa, scientists conclude that these continents were once part of the same landmass, reinforcing the theory of continental drift.

الخريطة الذهنية

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الأسئلة الشائعة

  • What is the video about?

    The video is about the continental drift theory and the rock evidence supporting it.

  • What is the continental drift theory?

    The continental drift theory suggests that continents were once connected as a supercontinent named Pangea.

  • What kind of rocks are discussed in the video?

    The video discusses sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks.

  • How do scientists prove continents were once connected?

    Scientists compare rock layers and their fingerprints, including layers' sequences, crystals, and mineral compositions.

  • What is a rock fingerprint?

    A rock fingerprint refers to unique characteristics like mineral proportion, crystal size, and layer sequence that identify the rock's origin.

  • Can similar looking rocks be from different origins?

    Yes, even if rocks look similar to the naked eye, their fingerprint might indicate different origins.

  • Why is the Pangea theory important?

    The Pangea theory helps in understanding earth's historical geography and the movement of continents.

  • How did scientists correlate rocks from different continents?

    Scientists matched the rock fingerprints, including compositions and layers, from different continents.

  • How do rocks prove the existence of Pangea?

    Rocks with matching fingerprints on different continents suggest they were formed together, supporting the Pangea theory.

  • What scientific method is used to compare rocks from different regions?

    A microscope analysis of rock fingerprints is used to compare rocks from different regions.

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التمرير التلقائي:
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    this video is still on the topic of why
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    we believe that the continental drift
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    theory is
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    more or less
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    truth
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    this time we'll look at the third
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    evidence which is rocks okay so
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    here it is presented that the rocks that
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    you can find here and you can find here
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    are similar
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    such that
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    it would point to the uh case that the
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    these uh continents were really once
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    connected together as
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    one super continent named the pangea
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    pangea but again uh we have to be
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    careful here because again
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    rocks are rocks and uh to the naked eye
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    they look similar so
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    what if we're just forcing the issue
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    what if we looked at the rocks in south
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    america we looked at the rocks in africa
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    and then
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    we just made up our mind and say yeah
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    they look similar and so therefore this
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    must be evidence that they were together
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    i'm going to tell you that that is uh
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    there's a story
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    even deeper than that because you see
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    rocks create layers
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    okay especially sedimentary rocks
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    and again we have a lake
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    and what happens is when there's some
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    flooding uh the erosion coming from the
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    rains would you know dump sediments onto
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    the lake and you create a layer of
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    sediments like that and then in the next
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    flooding it would create a layer of
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    sediments like this and maybe in the
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    next flooding the flooding is so severe
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    that it creates a thick layer
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    right and then the next flooding is kind
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    of not that severe so it gets a thin
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    layer
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    so
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    my point is these layers
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    are different
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    from different
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    from another uh body of water so if you
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    have a lake here and then you have
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    another lake 1 500 kilometers away
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    that secondly will never have this
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    profile this order of layers so the
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    order
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    of layers whether it's thick thin thick
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    thin thick then thick
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    the colors of the layers
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    the sequence of the layers
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    would be different because this lake
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    would have a different flooding pattern
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    erosion pattern raining pattern from
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    the other lake which is 1500
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    kilometers away right so what i'm trying
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    to say is the layers of the earth the
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    layers of the
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    the layers that are created here which
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    eventually would be
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    uh solidified and would become
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    sedimentary rock
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    right because that's what
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    sedimentary rock is it's sediments that
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    piled up over millions and millions of
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    years and then became wrapped
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    those layers
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    would create a fingerprint
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    okay and then that fingerprint
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    you can actually trace
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    uh that that layer is created from this
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    process so the layers of this rock in
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    lake number one
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    that's great in lake number one will
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    have a different fingerprint from
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    rocks that are created in layer number
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    two so you see the layers of the earth
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    the layers of the rock that are formed
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    in sedimentary uh in the seven
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    sedimentary process in bodies of water
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    would create a fingerprint moreover even
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    if it's not sedimentary even if it's
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    metamorphic
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    rock or igneous the crystals
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    in the rock
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    the crystals in the rock
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    would actually be different also so you
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    have different crystals you have
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    different sizes of crystals the minerals
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    in the rock are also different
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    right
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    the
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    the sizes of the minerals
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    the amount of minerals the crystals in
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    the minerals will be different and again
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    all of this point to a fingerprint and
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    therefore if you have two rock players
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    that have the same fingerprint
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    it's very very highly unlikely that they
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    were separated that they were created by
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    different processes if they have the
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    same fingerprint they must be created
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    from the same process
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    by the way if you're wondering like a
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    few while back mount pinatubo
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    erupted and then they said that the ash
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    of malkina tubu went as far as europe
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    was found as far as europe and then you
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    were wondering how come the sign how did
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    the scientists know that that was ash
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    from mount pinatubo when you know
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    i mean it could just have been asked
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    from there
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    well that's because again ass which is
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    you know if you think about it just
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    powdered components of rub
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    uh have different crystals and minerals
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    and proportions of minerals and sizes of
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    those minerals sizes of those crystals
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    that again it creates this fingerprint
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    so if you find ash from mount venetubia
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    in the philippines and ask somewhere in
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    europe europe and you put them under the
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    microscope and they have the same
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    fingerprint you can bet that that ash
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    came from mount pinatubo the same thing
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    with rock so it's not just um
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    this is not just evaluated by plain
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    sight like okay i see a rock here i see
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    a rock here the color here is the same
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    as that one so maybe these rocks were
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    the same that's not scientific what when
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    when we say the rock players in south
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    america
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    and rare players in africa are the same
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    what we mean is we examine them looking
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    at the sequence of layers looking at the
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    amount of crystals looking at the
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    proportions of minerals looking at the
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    sizes of the
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    components with their crystals or
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    minerals and we compile it into a
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    fingerprint and guess what the rock
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    layers on the coast of africa and the
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    coast of south america
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    have the same fingerprint meaning they
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    were once created from the same process
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    maybe from the same process like the
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    sedimentary uh process or maybe some
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    metamorphic process but the point is
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    they have the same fingerprint so this
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    is not just um
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    um like qualitative evaluation like okay
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    that product looks similar to this route
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    but it's really like put in the lab
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    under a microscope using sophisticated
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    methods and
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    and yet despite all of that it points
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    that those rocks were created from the
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    same process i.e they were once
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    connected together okay so that's how we
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    know that the that the rocks
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    uh that the uh pangea is really
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    uh existent because
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    the rocks the same as the fossils
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    corroborate
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    the story of the continental fit of the
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    edges of the continents
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    where they fit the edges of the
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    continents what we do now is we evaluate
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    certain rock formations on those edges
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    and
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    we do confirm that the rocks have the
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    same composition crystals formation
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    proportions of minerals therefore they
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    have the same fingerprint therefore they
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    must have been created in the same
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    manner therefore they were once
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    connected together and again you cannot
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    cheat that it's irrefutable it's as rock
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    solid
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    pun intended rock solid evidence that
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    the continental trip
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    that the drifting of continents really
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    did happen in the past
الوسوم
  • continental drift
  • Pangea
  • rock analysis
  • geological evidence
  • sedimentary layers
  • rock fingerprint
  • mineral composition
  • crystal structure
  • continental connection
  • geological history