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edit my pangaea essay please?

ok now this is an 8th grade level so dont expect much but i was wondering if someone could help add more details or correct me if i am wrong about any of this because i dont know much about it. especially how sea-floor spreading has anything to do with this at all. but my book says it does so i guess its right. i put blanks in some spots where i really have no idea what to write so if you have any ideas on those parts that would be nice to know too. thanks!

The Pangaea Theory

The theory of Pangaea, first introduced by Alfred Wegner in the early 1900’s, explores the concepts of plate tectonics and continental drift. While the theory is still being altered as we find more evidence, scientists have already found many reasons to believe in this ancient super-continent.

One major piece of evidence is the continents and, more importantly, their continental plates, fit together almost perfectly. The fit between eastern coast of South America and the western coast of Africa is the most obvious fit.

Another connection is the northwestern side of Africa and the southeastern gap in North America.

Another piece of evidence is that the Indian subcontinent and Asia are joined together by the Himalaya Mountains. Scientists believe this happened when India crashed upward into Asia, forcing the land to form mountains.

A third piece of evidence is that similar rock types were found on coasts of separate continents. __________

The fourth piece of evidence is that the same species of animal fossils were found on separate continents. Many of these animals could not swim long distances across the ocean, and the possibility of numerous land bridges that suddenly vanished is unlikely. Therefore the animals must have traveled across the land when it was still a super-continent to have remained there when the continents shifted.

Another piece of evidence is how the same species of plant fossils are present on several continents. __________

A sixth idea that assists in explaining Pangaea is sea-floor spreading. __________________________

The final piece of evidence is that glacial deposits from the glacier that once covered Antarctica also can be found on the continents that were believed to have surrounded it.

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    A third piece of evidence is that similar rock types <and fossils> were found on coasts of separate continents. __________(South America and Africa)

    Another piece of evidence is how the same species of plant<and animal> fossils are present on several continents. __________ (most notably on South America and Africa)

    A sixth idea that assists in explaining Pangaea is sea-floor spreading.___ as discovered by Harry Hess, et al. in the mid-20th century. Hess was a naval officer who mapped out the sea floor of the Atlantic Ocean and discovered the mid-Atlantic Ridge, A few years later other scientists discovered alternating bands of oppositly charged magnetic rocks on the sea floor, they along with Hess confirmed Wegener's hypothesis and help create the modern theory of Plate tectonics

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