How did the Mesosaurus fossils on the South American Plate and African Plate get so far apart? IN YOUR ANSWER YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
Identify the type of plate boundary that exists between Africa and South America
Explain how that boundary causes plate motion and moved the fossils
Explain how you know that the Mesosaurus didn’t just swim across the ocean
Explain how long it took the plates to move apart
Incorporate the EVIDENCE you gathered into your explanation, including TEXT QUOTES

WORD BANK
You can use these words to help you with your explanation. They are not required, but will Help.

Mesosaurus
Divergent
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Plate motion
Plates
Fossils
Rate
Away
Mantle
Magma

What is one way the congress used normal legislation to affect the executive branch of government? a) congress passed laws to regulate commerce. b) congress established federal courts below the supreme court. c) congress set up agencies, departments, and offices. d) congress creates the presidency and vice presidency.

This is a government controlled by one person with absolute power. question 3 options: communist democratic autocratic parliamentary

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