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How are fossils of warm weather plants found on the island of spitsbergen in the arctic circle evidence of continental drift?
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What type of evidence for continental drift did Wegener's data include?
fossils and weather patterns
Where is the world two major weather station?
Scarp Flow in Scotland and Spitsbergen in Norway
What evidence was used to support continental drift?
same rock samples, change in weather, past climates
What kind of weather does continental air bring?
cold weather!Of course!
What are some things that scientists use to support the theory of the continental drift?
1. Fossils of the same plant or animal are found in different continents. 2. The shape of Africa and South America looks like they fit together. 3. The age and type of rock are the same on different continents. MORE: 4. The mountains chain seem to continue. 5. Coal from Antartica or from very cold region that used to be warmer/
What does cT mean in weather?
Continental Tropical Air Mass.
What is direction of weather in the continental US?
West to East
What is the weather in the continental states most affected by?
Subtropical jet stream.
What is the type of weather linked to Romania?
Romania has a temperate-continental climate.
The weather in the continental United States is most affected by the?
trade winds
What tool do scientist's use to proof the theory of continental drift?
They have found the fossil Glossopteris in Africa, Australia, India, South America, and Antartica. Also warm-weather plant fossils were once found on a island in the Artic Ocean.
What are the major air masses that influence the weather in the Unites states?
There are four types of air masses that influence weather in the United States. These are continental polar, maritime polar, continental tropical, and maritime tropical.
