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BELLRINGERS
ESS2: Earth's Systems
MS ESS2-3
Evidence of past plate motions
![Map showing the Cynognathus was only on South America and Africa](https://virtualscienceteachers.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screen-Shot-2023-01-15-at-2.22.48-PM-1024x574.png)
Common Misconceptions
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![Stages of Pangea breaking apart.](https://virtualscienceteachers.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screen-Shot-2023-01-15-at-2.26.00-PM-1024x576.png)
Note: A-B-C-D-E is NOT the correct order.
Common Misconceptions
- The surface of the Earth does not change much.
Additional Resources
By NOAA – http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/image/2minrelief.html, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=634795
domdomegg, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
![Mid-Atlantic Ridge and Diverging Plates Diagram](https://virtualscienceteachers.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screen-Shot-2023-01-15-at-2.34.19-PM-1024x571.png)
Which parts of the Atlantic Ocean seafloor would you expect to be the oldest? Why?
Common Misconceptions
- The surface of the Earth does not change much.
Additional Resources
![Graphic map showing the ages of the seafloor](https://virtualscienceteachers.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screen-Shot-2023-01-15-at-2.42.05-PM-1024x559.png)
Are the plates moving towards or away from each other in the location where the arrow is pointing? How do you know?
Common Misconceptions
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